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From: ISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET (Lim Thye Chean)
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Subject: POSTSCRIPT
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Date: 20 Jun 91 04:18:42 GMT
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In order to test whether Apple IIGS can print to PostScript and transfer
to Mac successfully, I have been doing some testing these few days.
I am using AWGS page layout, word processing module, and GraphicWriter
III. If you are interested, please read on.

The procedure is the same. Change LaserWriter driver's name to
PostScript, reboot, select PostScript from Control Panel (All these
done only once), launch into program, set page setup to A4 condensed,
print to PostScript by pressing Open Apple-F while clicking OK.

Here are my results:

* GraphicWriter III document did not work. End of story.

* The font test on the following fonts: Avant Garde, Bookman, Courier,
  Helvetica, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, Times and Zapf Chancery.
  Only Times, Helvetica and Courier print correctly, the rest are being
  substitute by Courier.

* On my page layout document - two page, two bit-mapped graphics, one
  rectangle box title (just above one of the bit-mapped graphics), text
  in Times, and contain header and footer. All 4 margins have been
  truncated slightly, so header, footer, about a character on both left
  and right side did not print out.

* Besides, the rectangle overlap the bit-mapped graphics below it (in
  which they should not have). Although text is fully justified, on 3
  lines, the text is longer than the rest of the line.

* The other test: change the above document page setting to US Letter
  while the document remain in A4, header appeared, some text lost on
  the bottom (that includes the footer), but now both left and right
  margin text appeared. The rest of the problem I mentioned above
  remained.


I hope anybody can give me some suggestion. The print out is really
fantastic and is MUCH better than the print out I obtained from Harmonie
or Independence printing on DeskJet. I hope to have a nice printout, and
willing to do testing and share the experience to everybody, and make GS
a much useful machine. Thanks.


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