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From: peiffer@CS.UMN.EDU ("Tim Peiffer ", The Net Guy)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: generic postscript
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Date: 21 Feb 91 03:25:39 GMT
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>How to I create a postscript file on my Mac (under Word or Word Perfect) that
>allows me to ftp it to a unix machine and print it there. I know how to create
>a Postscript file on my Mac but it has postscript commands that the printer on
>Unix doesn't understand. I believe this is due to the laserprep file (contains
>a postscript dictionary which is sent to the printer before the print job is)

This above is correct.  Unix spooler filters for postscript usually
recognize postscript by one of two methods on Line 1; "%!" or "%!PS-Adobe".
The laser prep file starts out with "%Laser prep" or some fool thing
like that.  There are two options.  Pass a "%!" sequence to the
spooler just ahead of the postscript file.  The second is to dump
without the laser prep file.  I believe that the <option> K sequence
produces the postscript+prep, while <option> F produces postscript
without the usual prep file.

For the benefit of the mailing list:
Turn background printing off via chooser/laserwriter dialog box.
Print your document in the normal method, except when getting to the
final [OK], follow it immediately with <option> f/k sequence.
If printing via a Unix LPD spool, you will likely need the -b option,
or the unprintable/control chars will cause the print job to be
rejected as trash.

Printing via method 1 is a little ugly, but it is useful if you are
using quickdraw to postscript macros (Mac Draw/Paint...) as part your 
postscript package.  

Tim Peiffer{-----------
Tim Peiffer				peiffer@cs.umn.edu 	or
Computer Science Dept			..!rutgers!umn-cs!peiffer
University of Minnesota
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