Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!sun-barr!newstop!sun!coherent!dplatt From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: postscript -> disk Message-ID: <28058@coherent.com> Date: 14 Jul 89 18:07:14 GMT References: <8400134@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <1301@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> Reply-To: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt) Organization: Coherent Thought Inc., Palo Alto CA Lines: 24 In article <1301@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> jness@ub.d.umn.edu.UUCP (Joel Ness) writes: > In answer to how to actually the "Disk File" Dialog Item to show > up in the LaserWriter 5.2 dialog box: > ..... > This should work. When you print with this item checked you should now > get numbered Postscript files (i.e. Postscript0, Postscript1, etc) > appearing in your System Folder. This little feature has one very nice characteristic: it works even if background printing is enabled. If you turn on the "Disk file" option from within the Print dialog box, the LaserWriter driver will spool your QuickDraw picture, and the PrintMonitor will wake up and write the PostScript file as a background operation. The classic trick for generating a PostScript disk file (holding down F or K after clicking OK) does _not_ work if background printing is enabled. -- Dave Platt FIDONET: Dave Platt on 1:204/444 VOICE: (415) 493-8805 UUCP: ...!{ames,sun,uunet}!coherent!dplatt DOMAIN: dplatt@coherent.com INTERNET: coherent!dplatt@ames.arpa, ...@uunet.uu.net USNAIL: Coherent Thought Inc. 3350 West Bayshore #205 Palo Alto CA 94303