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Article #4306Re: Selecting LaserWriter without choos
From: Jim Bruyn
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1989 13:39
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1989 13:39
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In article <480@telesoft.telesoft.com> mclow@telesoft.telesoft.com (Marshall Clow @telesoft) writes:
>>
>> MPW provides a tool to select LaserWriters without using the Chooser.
>> But then again, I guess Apple feels that they are allowed to break
>> the rules. If you don't have MPW, you're probably out of luck.
>
I think what you want to do can be done by writing a very simple program.
All you have to do is change 'STR ' resource #-8192 in the System File
to the name of the printer driver you wish to use. i.e. 'LaserWriter',
'AppleTalk ImageWriter', etc. Then in the LaserWriter/AppleTalk ImageWriter
file change 'PAPA' resource #-8192. The format of this resource is:
Printer Name, Printer Type, Printer Zone, Printer Address.
I believe that knowing the printer address is not neccessary as the
printer drivers do a LookupName anyways for the printer. You can use
ResEdit to look at these fields.
Good Luck
Jim Bruyn
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watmath!maytag!aries5!jb From: jb@aries5.uucp (Jim Bruyn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Selecting LaserWriter without choos Keywords: Chooser, LaserWriter, MPW Message-ID: <454@maytag.waterloo.edu> Date: 8 Sep 89 13:39:04 GMT References: <18000008@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <4906@midas.STS.TEK.COM> <480@telesoft.telesoft.com> Sender: daemon@maytag.waterloo.edu Reply-To: jb@Self.UUCP (Jim Bruyn) Organization: Computer Systems Group, University of Waterloo Lines: 21