fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) (06/01/90)
I have a file that takes about 8 minutes to print because it creates
a fancy background. I need to make copies of the same thing with
one line of text changed.
It appears that I could do this with "copypage" and then "fill" the space for
the text with white and then "show" the new text.
It seems this would work until I run out of memory (which isn't a problem
as I am talking about 5-15 copies for each run).
My question is, did I miss the right way to do this?
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uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl or attmail!ssc!fyl (206)527-3385brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) (06/02/90)
In article <775@ssc.UUCP> fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes:
<I have a file that takes about 8 minutes to print because it creates
<a fancy background. I need to make copies of the same thing with
<one line of text changed.
<
<It appears that I could do this with "copypage" and then "fill" the space for
<the text with white and then "show" the new text.
<It seems this would work until I run out of memory (which isn't a problem
<as I am talking about 5-15 copies for each run).
<My question is, did I miss the right way to do this?
Yep, you miss the boat. Use the following:
/#copies n def
Replace 'n' with the number of copies desired. A good place to put this line
is right before the showpage.
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rutgers/ decvax!nicmad/ INET:<@spool.cs.wisc.edu,@astroatc:brown@vidiot>woody@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Woody Baker @ Eagle Signal) (06/04/90)
In article <775@ssc.UUCP>, fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes: > I have a file that takes about 8 minutes to print because it creates > a fancy background. I need to make copies of the same thing with > one line of text changed. > > It appears that I could do this with "copypage" and then "fill" the space for > the text with white and then "show" the new text. > It seems this would work until I run out of memory (which isn't a problem I fail to see how you would run out of memory doing this. My business card printer, was originaly designed to use the laser for the total printing process, and so does copypage. If I don't let the job timeout, or don't clear the page, and make a change and print it again, I get overprinting. The biggie to watch for, is DON'T use translate, to do any of the positioning, as you will not get the result you want (I made that mistake, and when this double exposure stuff happens, I get 2 prints on the same page, but one is shifted over by a small amount). Cheers Woody