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Still having ps printing problems



I installed 1.2.2, but find that I'm still having difficulty printing directly  
to an AppleTalk printer.

In 1.2.1, I was able to print by saving to a .ps file and then removing  
certain lines with this script:

wissago{hoymand}31: more lprexec 

grep -v __NXsheetsavetoken $1 |  lpr

In 1.2.2, printing produces this message in /usr/adm/lpd-errs

Mar  5 09:07:05 wissago Server:303AppleTalk[2737]: wissago:hoymand - start
Mar  5 09:07:09 wissago Server:303AppleTalk[2737]: Reversing page order
Mar  5 09:07:12 wissago Server:303AppleTalk[2737]: PostScript error:  
undefined; OffendingCommand: undef
Mar  5 09:07:12 wissago Server:303AppleTalk[2737]: Status: [Error: undefined;  
OffendingCommand: undef]
Mar  5 09:07:13 wissago Server:303AppleTalk[2737]: wissago:hoymand - end

Looking at the .ps file I see:

wissago{hoymand}32: grep undef ejoeguide.ps
/undefineuserobject{UserObjects exch null put}__NXbdef
currentdict /NextStepEncoding undef

So, by adding undef to what I take out:

grep -v __NXsheetsavetoken $1 | grep -v undef |  lpr

I can print again.  Phew, what a mess.


Additionally, I have to report that the courier font is not aligning  
correctly, which had also been the case in 1.2.1.  It looks right in Executor  
Word 5.1, but it's printing a bit off, the left margin is ragged when there  
are spaces at the beginning of lines.
If you want a sample, ftp from joe.uwex.edu:/joe/doc/ejoeguide.ps, and look at  
Figures 2, 5, and 6.

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Dirk Herr-Hoyman
Internet Publishing Specialist
University of Wisconsin - Extension
hoymand@wisplan.uwex.edu
608-265-3893 (voice)
608-265-2530 (fax)