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From: casseres@apple.com (David Casseres)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Printer setup, how about fixing this in Version 7?
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Date: 29 Jun 89 22:51:06 GMT
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In article <32781@apple.Apple.COM> jrg@Apple.COM (John R. Galloway) writes:
> First, I don't have my Mac system yet, so I am going on somewhat skimpy
> info here, but it is my understanding that the printer characteristics
> (primarily Vertical Vs. Horizontal printing) is just like MS Windows in
> that it is a parameter of the printer, not the document being printed.
> I find this (under MS windows, and soon under the Mac) to be very 
annoying.

Boy, I would too!  I didn't realize that MS Windows' imitation of Mac 
printing was so lame.  On the Mac, the printing orientation is a 
characteristic of the document, and changes only when the user says so, or 
the application screws up (very, very rare), or the user switches to a 
different type of printer.

That last case is our only gotcha; you can "switch" to a different printer 
type without realizing it, if you move the document to a different system. 
 System 7.0 fixes this by making the printer type also a characteristic of 
the document.  There's no reason for it to change until you actually 
print, and then you will at least know exactly what's happening.

David Casseres

Exclaimer:  Zowie!