Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!maytag!aries5!jb
From: jb@aries5.uucp (Jim Bruyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Selecting LaserWriter without choos
Keywords: Chooser, LaserWriter, MPW
Message-ID: <454@maytag.waterloo.edu>
Date: 8 Sep 89 13:39:04 GMT
References: <18000008@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <4906@midas.STS.TEK.COM> <480@telesoft.telesoft.com>
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In article <480@telesoft.telesoft.com> mclow@telesoft.telesoft.com (Marshall Clow @telesoft) writes:

>> 
>> MPW provides a tool to select LaserWriters without using the Chooser.
>> But then again, I guess Apple feels that they are allowed to break
>> the rules.  If you don't have MPW, you're probably out of luck.
>

I think what you want to do can be done by writing a very simple program.

All you have to do is change 'STR ' resource #-8192 in the System File
to the name of the printer driver you wish to use.  i.e. 'LaserWriter',
'AppleTalk ImageWriter', etc.  Then in the LaserWriter/AppleTalk ImageWriter
file change 'PAPA' resource #-8192.  The format of this resource is:
       Printer Name, Printer Type, Printer Zone, Printer Address.  
I believe that knowing the printer address is not neccessary as the
printer drivers do a LookupName anyways for the printer.  You can use
ResEdit to look at these fields.

Good Luck
Jim Bruyn