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Rhapsody Developer Release Copyright © 1998 by Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Rhapsody Developer Release Notes:
Printing

These release notes cover issues related to printing for the Developer Release.

Notes Specific to Developer Release

Known Problems

LPR Printing -- Multiple Copies

Printing multiple copies to 'LPR' printers results in only one copy actually printing.

LPR Printing to a NT-hosted PostScript Printer

When a PostScript printer is hosted by a Windows NT machine, LPR printing to that printer results in the PostScript code itself printing (Windows NT decides to enscript the incoming "text"). The workaround for this problem is to print to file, then give the following command in a Terminal shell:

lpr -l [filename] -P [NT_PrinterName]

The -l flag tells NT not to process the incoming file.

Backward Compatibility

Because of the directory restructuring, printing to a Rhapsody Developer Release 1, NextStep, or OPENSTEP network printer from a Rhapsody Developer Release 2 (DR2) computer does not work. This is because the Spooling Directory specified in the NetInfo entry for the printer does not exist on the DR2 system. There are two workarounds:

1. Rename all the /printers/[PrinterName] "sd" property keys to be "_sd". We have experienced no problems with legacy systems being able to print (if no spooling directory is specified, a default one is used).
   
   
2. Create the spooling directory on the DR2 system. This workaround is less desirable as it will have to be repeated for all new systems.