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From: crum@utah-cs.UUCP (Gary L. Crum)
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Subject: Re: MacPrinting to a file????
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Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 21:30:37 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 29 21:30:37 1985
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Fine.  Perhaps I should'nt have left out the other sections of the
spooling instructions.  Here they are:

***
To Edit the Postscript File.

     The Postscript file created above can be edited using MacWrite as
follows:
     1. Open the file labelled "Postscript" with MacWrite available on one
of the disk drives.
     2. A message saying "should a Carriage return signify a new paragraph
or a line break?" will appear.  Select "Paragraphs".
     3. A message saying "This document is being converted and will open as
Untitled" will appear.  Select "OK".  (This is because the file generated is
a Text Only file, not a full MacWrite file.)
     4. The Postscript file will appear as a MacWrite document.  This file
is in Postscript using the QuickDraw translation routines predefined in the
Apple Printer Initialization File (LaserPrep) that is downloaded to the
printer whenever the printer is powered on.  The syntax of this file is
defined in Appendix J of Inside LaserWriter.
     5. Edit the Postscript file in the usual way.
     6. Save the Postscript file by selecting "Save As" from the file menu.
     7. Select "Text Only" from the save dialog.
     8. Save the document in the usual way.  When a dialog comes saying
"Should a Carriage Return be put at the end of each line or only between
paragraphs?", select "Paragraphs".

[note from crum:  The above text file could be transfered to a different
system for editing (via macput), of course]

To Download the Postscript File and run it.
(usually resulting in printing)

     The Postscript file created above can be run on a LaserWriter as
follows:
     1. Open the application on the diagnostic disk entitled "Downloading
Program".
     2. Select "Start" from the file menu.
     3. Select the Postscript file that you want to transmit to the printer
and select "Open".  The Downloading Program will load the Postscript file
and transmit it to the LaserWriter named "LaserWriter".  If your LaserWriter
is not named "LaserWriter", you will have to use the application "Namer"
that comes on the Installation disk to rename the printer back to the name
"LaserWriter".
     4. When the wristwatch disappears from the screen, select "Quit" from
the File menu to get back to the desktop.

[note from crum:  Perhaps a different downloading technique could be used
(like MacTerm) if the user doesn't have the 'Download" program.]
***

You might wonder why I would possible take the time to type all of these
(rather inconcise) instructions in, rather than simply providing a pointer
to the documentation.  Well, I don't mind the typing practice, and besides,
I'm only a little undergrad in my second year.  I hope that Apple doesn't
mind me quoting the manual.

Gary Crum; crum@utah-cs
University of Utah