Standard PostScript printing

Below the normal options for the current printer, adds some extra items. They are the same ones described in the dialog box for non-PostScript printing in section , except for the page increment which has been replaced by a pop-up menu for entering dvips options. The items in this pop-up menu are slightly different to those in the low-level dialog because some options either cannot be used or don't make sense when merging dvips output with the PostScript code generated by Apple's LaserWriter drivers. NOTE: Due to incompatibility problems, the pop-up menu is not available in the print dialog for LaserWriter 8.4.x or later. Click on the Print button or hit the Return key to start printing. Note that dvips has to go through all selected DVI pages first and determine font and character usage. All the PK character bitmaps and PostScript font files are then downloaded at the beginning, so the first page in a long document might take a while to be printed. Although there are some advantages to using standard PostScript, such as being able to select printer-specific options like which input tray to use, there are significant disadvantages. A limitation in LaserWriter drivers older than version 8 causes a PostScript error when printing all but the simplest of DVI files. is able to predict when this error is likely to occur and will display a suitable warning message. Also, the standard PostScript code takes longer to print. If you want to use 's more efficient low-level printing method then leave ``Use Standard PostScript'' unticked. 's low-level code works under QuickDraw GX on both AppleTalk and serial printers. Another advantage is that any PostScript error messages should appear in the window (on some printers, like the LaserWriter Select 310, you might need to send :PS-files:geterrors.ps first).