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Article #179Re: Need an intelligent Ascii - PS Filter
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1992 11:41
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1992 11:41
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In article <1992Aug2.194857.28249@cco.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU writes:
>In principal, I agree with you: Applications should not HAVE to generate
>control-D's. In practice, an application has no guarantee that the software
>that sends the file to the printer will do the right thing.
Then when you install that software it should say:
"Do you want me to force an "end of job" at the top of every
file I generate. If you have a terminally broken print spooler
(such as the default one under VAX/VMS) or are just dumping
files to the printer at random this may prevent a very occasional
messed up job. On the other hand, it will prevent you from passing
Postscript files I generate to any spooler that is smart about
maintaining the execution environment and wants to fine-tune
the behaviour of the printer."
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Peter da Silva, Taronga Park BBS, Houston, TX +1 713 568 0480/1032
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!taronga!peter From: peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Need an intelligent Ascii - PS Filter Message-ID: <73ZH0O4@taronga.com> Date: 3 Aug 92 11:41:51 GMT References: <1992Aug2.001052.23580@cco.caltech.edu> <3669@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca> <1992Aug2.194857.28249@cco.caltech.edu> Organization: Taronga Park BBS Lines: 20