Re: postscript -> disk

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From: Dave Platt
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1989 18:07

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In article <1301@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> jness@ub.d.umn.edu.UUCP (Joel Ness) writes:
> In answer to how to actually <get> the "Disk File" Dialog Item to show
> up in the LaserWriter 5.2 dialog box:
> .....
> This should work. When you print with this item checked you should now
> get numbered Postscript files (i.e. Postscript0, Postscript1, etc)
> appearing in your System Folder.

This little feature has one very nice characteristic:  it works even if
background printing is enabled.  If you turn on the "Disk file" option
from within the Print dialog box, the LaserWriter driver will spool your
QuickDraw picture, and the PrintMonitor will wake up and write the
PostScript file as a background operation.

The classic trick for generating a PostScript disk file (holding down F
or K after clicking OK) does _not_ work if background printing is enabled.

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From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: postscript -> disk
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Date: 14 Jul 89 18:07:14 GMT
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