Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!voder!parns!asic!maul From: maul@asic.nsc.com (Rob Maul maul@asic.nsc.com (408) 721-7637) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Postscript from Word 4.0...? Summary: Does Click-OK command-f work even if there is no laserwriter? I think not. Message is always "laserwriter not found". Message-ID: <122@cavanasic.nsc.com> Date: 20 Feb 90 21:47:59 GMT References: <1096@ux.acs.umn.edu> Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA Lines: 25 In article <1096@ux.acs.umn.edu>, clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) writes: > In article sullivan@msor.exeter.ac.uk (Rob Sullivan) writes: > >Can anyone tell me if it is possible to intercept the postscript file > >produced by software such as Microsoft Word on the Mac before it > >reaches the printer? > > the "Print" dialog, press and hold the "OK" button. While holding the "OK" > button "down" ..., press and hold the command key and either the "F" or the > "K" key with the other hand. Let up on the "OK" button and continue to hold > Command-F or Command-K until you see... Since I don't have a LaserWriter I can't extract the PostScript using the Click-OK command-f stuff. Is this right? Does one need to purchase a LaserWriter just to extract the postscript files? My NeXT laser printer is 400 DPI, so I would not want to use a LaserWriter anyway. I want to extract the PostScript and move it to my NeXT machine and print it from there. I already bought the MacLink software from DataViz to move the file but, it would be even better if a daemon would run on the NeXT waiting for spooled PostScript files. Maybe a daemon that imitated the LaserWriter protocol would do the trick. This way additional software for the Mac would not be needed. Any Ideas? Rob Maul maul@asic.nsc.com