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From: wes@uh.msc.edu (Wes Barris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Showcase and using lpr to print
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Date: 19 Jun 91 17:59:03 GMT
References: <1991Jun19.133136.8240@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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In article <1991Jun19.133136.8240@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>,
amys@TheImprov.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Amy Swanson) writes:
> 
> Just started using Showcase yesterday and I wanted to print a document I
> just created.  I don't have the luxury of having a printer connected directly
> to my SGI (or any other SGI around) and we are using lpr for our printing
> (that's what happens when you have a heterogeneous hardware environment).
> Does anyone have any suggestions?  I tried this:
> 
>      icut doc   (used 'icut' to get the Showcase doc)
>      tops doc | lpr
> 
> It printed the doc, but the printer sees the background as "grey" instead
> of plain/white.  Any ideas?
> 
> 

We have a similar set up.  Just use the "Save as..." option under the
"File" menu.  Save your document in an EPS file, then send this file
to your printer.

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