Path: utzoo!utdoe!generic!pnet91!taob
From: taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: 5.0.3 & AWGS problem
Message-ID: <173@generic.UUCP>
Date: 13 Nov 90 16:30:04 GMT
Sender: root@generic.UUCP
Organization: People-Net [pnet91], Etobicoke, ON
Lines: 32

From shatara@islnds.enet.dec.com (Chris Shatara):

> One of the first things I did with 5.0.3 was to check out the new print
> driver.  Well I ran AWGS and pulled in a PageLayout document which I had
> produced earlier in COMPRESSED (verticle) mode.
>
> When I went to print it, I had to use Print SETUP first as the driver had
> changed.  Doing so and selecting the equivalent of "compressed" (forgot
> what its called), I ended up with a page with only half the orginal page
> on it.  Quite a pain to deal with older documents when this occurs.

    I haven't had any problems using the new driver with AWGS.  I also had to
re-specify the Page Setup options (with the Vertical Condense option checked),
but it printed out beautifully (and much faster than the ImageWriter.CL
driver!)  Does it print out the PL doc with the vertical compression and stop
halfway down the page, or does it fill the whole page with "Tall" graphics?

> Even though AWGS is not advertised as being compatible with 5.0.3, is this
> a bug or could I have averted the problem in some other way?

    AWGS (and most other desktop apps) shouldn't have to be re-written to be
compatible with new system software.  As long as they use the correct tool
calls and stay within reasonable programming guidelines, it should work
without any problems.  Check out the custom GetFile dialog.  The Volumes
button now works as you would expect it to under System 5.0.3.

\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ | Brian T. Tao           | UUCP: torag!pnet91!taob      |
/                \ | University of Toronto  | INET: taob@pnet91.cts.com    |
\  The Apple II  / | Scarberia, ON          |       taob@pro-micol.cts.com |
/   Lives On!!   \ |:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::|
\                / |   "Computer guru?  Someone who got their computer a   |
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ |    couple of weeks before you did." (Alvin Toffler)   |