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Re: LaserPrep in the CMD-K/F file with 6.0?

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From: Ben Cranston
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1989 20:42
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In article <1234@orbit.UUCP> pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby) writes:

> There is actually a "Print to Disk" check box in the LaserWriter 5.2 driver!  
> Now, when you want to "print to disk," you will be able to simply check the
> "Disk File" box, click "OK," and kick back...

> This was posted in July, and re-iterated on a local BBS.  It works GREAT on
> the 5.2 driver, and apparently the one just previous to 5.2.  As I say, I
> don't have 6.0 to try it, but it might be worth a go.

I used the "myPageSetup" program to make the item visible, but other than
that the capability is still there in 6.0 and I use it.

> The big question is, of course, will THAT file include the LaserPrep?

No, and that is what you want for the normal case.  Include the LaserPrep
file in the spooler driver or when you send the file off for printing.

I put a hack into my MacQPr that detects the %%IncludeProcSet comment and
includes the proper (5.2 or 6.0) version of the hacked prolog file when it
is sent off to the remote MDQS postscript queue.
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Sig     DS.L    ('ZBen')       ; Ben Cranston <zben@Trantor.UMD.EDU>
* Computer Science Center Network Infrastructures Group
* University of Maryland at College Park
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From: zben@umd5.umd.edu (Ben Cranston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: LaserPrep in the CMD-K/F file with 6.0?
Summary: Checkbox exists in 6.0 and does F not K
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Date: 10 Oct 89 20:42:10 GMT
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Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
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