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From: MUSJJH@latvax8.lat.oz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Postscript Dump From LaserWriter Dialog Box
Message-ID: <4572@latvax8.lat.oz>
Date: 27 Jul 90 01:22:09 GMT
References: <57647@lanl.gov>
Organization: VAX Cluster, Computer Centre, La Trobe University
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In article <57647@lanl.gov>, crv@lanl.gov (Chad R. Vizino) writes:
> I would like to know how to get a
> Postscript file from the LaserWriter dialog box instead of having the file
> sent to the printer.  I have tried pressing 'command-F' while mousing down
> on the 'OK' button but this doesn't seem to work.  Is this function specific
> to a certain application or am I doing the wrong thing?
> 
> -----------
> Chad Vizino

Her are a couple of solutions to your problem:

1) The Easy Way.
The timing of when you press 'command-F' is crucial. If you miss hitting the
keys at just the right moment the program will just print as normal. To
beat this problem when you click on the 'OK' button in the print dialog hold
the mouse button down, then depress 'command-F' and release the mouse button.
Your disk drive should whirr for a few seconds while the postscript file is
being generated and then the file will attempt to print as per normal, so if
you dont want a hard-copy start hitting 'command-.' when the disk drive stops.

2) The More Elaborate Way
If you are familiar with ResEdit you can edit the LaserWriter Driver so that
a check-box will appear in the Print dialog allowing you to automatically
specify that you want to create a postscript file on disk.

Perform the following on a copy of the LaserWriter Driver:
A) In ResEdit open the LaserWriter driver and select DITL
B) Using the 'Open As' or 'Open Template' option select DITL ID= -8191
C) Find the item for Disk File with a Display rect of 0 0 0 0.
   Change the Display rect to 49 320 65 400.
D) Save your changes and quit ResEdit.
E) Rename the altered LaserWriter Driver (I call mine Postscript Generator)
   and place it in the system folder.

When you want to create a Postscript file now all you have to do is:
F) Select the altered driver via the Chooser menu.
G) Go to Print the file as per normal.
H) When the LaserWriter dialog box appears click in the check box
   marked 'Disk File' and then hit 'OK'.

The resulting Postscript file will appear in your System Folder.

The 'More Elaborate Method' will not work for some programs (Eg. Quark Xpress)
which dont use the standard LaserWriter Dialog but instead have their own
custom versions. In this case the first method should work.

I hope these methods solve your problem.

Jason Hellwege  	La Trobe Uni, Melbourne, Oz.
musjjh@latvax8.lat.oz
or from July 29th on..... musjjh@latlure.lat.oz  (possibly)

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