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Subject: Re: Color Printing with Color QuickDraw
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Date: 8 Oct 88 20:06:00 GMT
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/* Written  9:45 pm  Oct  6, 1988 by alcmist@well.UUCP in uxf.cso.uiuc.edu:comp.sys.mac.programmer */
I've tried printing to an IW II with a color ribbon from several color
Mac II programs.  The output is always black and white.  Apparently the only
way to get color from the Imagewriter driver is to talk Classic Quickdraw
color to it.

Answer:  Maybe the printer's GrafPort is an old-style GrafPort.  If that is the
case, you must use the ForeColor() and BackColor() calls.  If, however, the
port is a CGrafPort, use the RGBForeColor() and RGBBackColor() or equivalent
Palette manager calls.


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