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From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Using WordPerfect with Apple LaserWriter (emulating Microspace?)
Message-ID: <230@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 88 20:29:12 GMT
References: <10912@grebyn.COM> <211@galen.acc.virginia.edu>
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Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
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In article <211@galen.acc.virginia.edu>, gdj5t@krebs.acc.Virginia.EDU (Glenn Jones) writes:
> Yes, I worked this problem out over a year ago.  First of all, let me suggest
> that you upgrade to version 5.0 of WordPerfect.  It's definately worth it!
> WP50 works MUCH MUCH better with the LaserWriter: easy font changes (sizes
> and styles), kerning, proportional spacing, and either portrait or landscape
> printing.  I understand that Word Perfect Corp. is working on a new LaserWriter
> driver to fix a few MINOR bugs. As with ver 4.2, however, I do still have to
> add the "%!" to the top of the print file before sending it to the printer.
> I don't know why WordPerfect doesn't do that!
> 
> Glen Jones

The "%!" at the top of a PostScript file is not required by the PostScript
interpreter, but it is a convention that Adobe encourages people to use.
The problem is that some networked configurations expect the "%!" as a
clue that the following lines are PostScript, not ASCII.  Leave it off,
and your print server is likely to assume an ASCII file.  (Stupid, stupid,
stupid).

Microsoft Word for the PC also has a problem in this area.

Clayton E. Cramer