Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.apps:457 comp.lang.postscript:5137 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!hemmat From: hemmat@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Postscript output from the Macintosh <> Message-ID: <24645.266bc813@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Date: 5 Jun 90 19:56:19 GMT References: <21069@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <1990May14.215409.16644@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services Lines: 43 In article <1990May14.215409.16644@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, shimmin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (John Shimmin) writes: > In article <21069@boulder.Colorado.EDU> > huntert@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Tim Hunter) writes: >>The recent article on hairlines in Mac programs reminded me of something I'd >>like to be able to do: >> >>I know that Adobe Illustrator (or is it Aldus Freehand?) saves it's files as >>postscript code. I'd like to be able to get this type of output for other >>programs, such as Pagemaker or Excel. If I could get a text file of postscipt >>code from these applications, then I'd be able to send it to the local unix >>.... >> Tim Hunter University of Colorado, Boulder >> huntert@tramp.Colorado.EDU 'I really don't like lobster!' > A little documented feature of macs is that if you hold down the 'k' key > after you send the print command, you will generate a postscript text > file. i'm not sure if it matters what printer you have selected with > the chooser. The times I have tried it, a laser printer was selected, > but it seems like it might work independently of the chosen printer. > ------ > John Shimmin > shimmin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu I have tried holding down the "k" key after sending a file to the laser-printer, and successfully generated a psc file. I then tried to laser-print this fie from an IBM PC, after transferring it of course, using TOPS and was not successful at all. I have received no error messages, no output, nothing what-so-ever. Is the Mac's generateed postscript different from standard postscript? and if it is, is there any way to convert one to another? Any pointers/help will be appreciated. All I am trying to do is to generate standard postscript files from Mac applications and be able to send them to a laser printer via main-frames. Thanks in advance. M. Hemmat -- Hemmat@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Hemmat@ukanvax.bitnet