ahby@uiunix.UI.ORG (Shane McCarron) (02/25/91)
I have a quick question about capturing Postscript output from the LaserWriter driver. I know that I can press 'f' and have a file called Postscriptn created in the current directory. However, this file does not seem to have all of the information necessary for printing the objects in, say, a Powerpoint slide. I also know that I can press 'k' and presumably get something different. However, when I press either of these I seem to get the same thing. What do I need to do to capture all of the information that would have been sent to the LaserWriter? Please respond directly to me. I don't subscribe to this newsgroup. -- Shane P. McCarron ATT: +1 201 263-8400 x232 Project Manager UUCP: mccarron@uiunix.ui.org
brucec@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM (Bruce Cheney) (02/28/91)
A related question is how to capture Postscript when you
do not have a laserwriter hooked up to your Appletalk
port.
I have an Imagewriter on my desk, but on another machine
(non-Mac) to which I can serially communicate there is a
PostScript printer. I would like to capture postscript
output, send it over to that other system, and execute a
"transparent" print to the laserprinter.
bruce cheney
{ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4,allegra,uw-beaver}!tektronix!tekgen!brucecogawa@orion.arc.nasa.gov (Arthur Ogawa) (03/05/91)
In article <7384@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM> brucec@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM (Bruce Cheney) writes: |A related question is how to capture Postscript when you |do not have a laserwriter hooked up to your Appletalk port. |I have an Imagewriter on my desk, but on another machine |(non-Mac) to which I can serially communicate there is a |PostScript printer. I would like to capture postscript |output, send it over to that other system, and execute a |"transparent" print to the laserprinter. If this is not now in FAQ, it should be. You do not need a LaserWriter to print PostScript to disk. You merely need the LaserWriter driver and LaserWriter Prep. Use Chooser to select the LaserWriter driver, and Page Setup... to alert the app that the printer has changed, and then command-F or command-K as usual. Remember the remote LaserWriter (or Lino or ...) must have the save prep loaded, or else you will have to reset it (and use your command-K prepared file).