OS/2 Shareware BBS: 21 PDrivers/21-PDrivers.zip/post32_x.zip/PSCRIPT.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1993-07-22 | 23KB | 766 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select OK to send any changed information to the program and close the window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Cancel if you decide not to change the current settings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Reset ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Reset to change the settings to those that were active before this
window was displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> printer driver ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A file that provides device-independence.  This file describes the physical
characteristics of a printer, plotter, or other peripheral device, and is used
to convert graphics into device-specific data at the time of printing or
plotting.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Trademark of the IBM Corporation


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Non-IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this information, are
trademarks of other companies as follows:

 AST is a trademark of AST Research, Incorporated.
 Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
 Adobe Type Manager is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
 Digital Research is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc.
 Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Kabushiki Kaisha.
 Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 Helvetica is a trademark of the Linotype Company.
 HP and Hewlett-Packard are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
 Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
 LaserJet is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
 Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
 Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
 Times New Roman is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation, Ltd.
 Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The list of keys is arranged in groups.

Use:

 o HELP KEYS to get help

 o SYSTEM KEYS to switch between programs

 o WINDOW KEYS to move around in a program window

 o POP-UP WINDOW KEYS to make a selection in a pop-up window

 o EDITING KEYS to make changes in a pop-up window.

 When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.
 Hold down the first key and press the second key.

 HELP KEYS

 F1
      Get help

 F2
      Get extended help (from within any help window)

 F9
      Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)

 F11 or Alt+F1
      Go to the help index (from within any help window)

 Esc
      Cancel help

 Alt+F4
      Close the help window

 Alt+F6
      Go to/from help and programs

 Shift+F10
      Get help for help

 SYSTEM KEYS

 Alt+Esc
      Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs

 Alt+Tab
      Switch to the next windowed program

 Ctrl+Esc
      Switch to the Task List

 WINDOW KEYS

 F3
      Close a program window

 F10
      Go to/from the action bar

 Arrow keys
      Move among choices

 End
      Go to the last choice in a pull-down

 Esc
      Cancel a pull-down or the system menu

 Home
      Go to the first choice in a pull-down

 PgUp
      Scroll the contents of the window up one page

 PgDn
      Scroll the contents of the window down one page

 Underlined letter
      Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs

 Alt
      Go to/from the action bar

 Alt+F4
      Close the window

 Alt+F5
      Restore the window

 Alt+F7
      Move the window

 Alt+F8
      Size the window

 Alt+F9
      Minimize the window

 Alt+F10
      Maximize the window

 Ctrl+PgDn
      Scroll the contents of the window right one page

 Ctrl+PgUp
      Scroll the contents of the window left one page

 Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
      Go to/from the system menu

 Shift+Esc or Alt
      Go to/from the system menu of a text window

 POP-UP WINDOW KEYS

 Enter
      Complete the pop-up window

 Esc
      Cancel the pop-up window

 Spacebar
      Set a check box on/off or perform the task described on the selected
      pushbutton

 Tab
      Move to the next entry field or check box

 EDITING KEYS

 Backspace (left arrow delete)
      Delete the character to the left of the cursor

 Del
      Delete the character to the right of the cursor

 End or Ctrl+Right Arrow key
      Move to the end of a field

 Home or Ctrl+Left Arrow key
      Move to the beginning of a field


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. PostScript Printers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A PostScript**-capable printer can interpret commands embedded in text that
call for special features, such as rotated printing and shadows around
characters.  PSCRIPT.DRV supports a variety of PostScript printers, and also
provides a generic selection for use with a PostScript-capable printer not
specifically named in the models list of the printer driver installation
window.

The Printer Driver Diskettes that come with your OS/2* system include
PostScript soft fonts. You install them only one time, even if you intend to
use more than one PostScript printer.  To take advantage of these fonts:

  1. Display the Printer Properties window for a PostScript printer driver,
     then select Fonts.
  2. Add font names from the diskettes to the list of Available Fonts in the
     Font Installer window.
  3. Select any of the installed fonts for a particular job from within your
     program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for PostScript Printer Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this window to select from the characteristics that describe the physical
setup of your printer.  The information provided concerns the characteristics
of the PostScript** model identified in the Printer Model field.  Using the
Paper Source fields and push buttons, you can indicate the size form loaded in
each tray of the printer, adding form definitions when necessary for your
printing needs.  The Fonts push button provides access to a window in which you
install fonts.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Paper Source
 o Device Defaults
 o Fonts
 o Automatic Mode Switching
 o Font Download
 o OK
 o Cancel


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Paper Source ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use these fields to describe the paper normally loaded in each tray of your
printer.  Tray lists each tray supported by your model printer, describing them
by position (upper, lower) or size (envelope, large capacity). Form lists
predefined forms, describing them by size or function (letter, legal).  The
preselected Form depends upon the currently selected Tray.  You can select one
of the predefined forms, or add forms with unique names or sizes to the list.

To associate a predefined form with a tray:

  1. In the Tray field, select the word that describes the position or size of
     the tray.
  2. In the Form field, select the choice that describes the paper loaded in
     the selected tray.  You can scroll the list to see more forms.  Select
     None if not using a particular tray.

 For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Define Form
 o Delete Form


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Define Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Define Form to access the Define Forms window.  Use the window to add a
form if the Form list does not contain the size of the form you are loading, or
if you want to uniquely identify a preprinted form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Delete Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Delete Form to delete the selected entry from the Form list. A window
appears, in which you confirm or cancel the deletion.  Selecting OK deletes the
selected form.  Selecting No returns to PostScript Printer Properties window
without deleting the form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for Device Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Device Defaults for an opportunity to:

 o Specify orientation (portrait, landscape), scaling ratio, flipped or
   inverted effects.
 o Specify default form or request manually fed paper.
 o Enable color printing.
 o Redirect print output to a file.
 o Request multiple copies.
 o Specify time-out.

 Prior to selecting Device Defaults, hold any queued jobs for which you intend
 to change properties.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Fonts for access to the Font Installer window.  You can then view a list
of currently installed soft fonts, add fonts to those listed as available, or
delete unneeded fonts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Define Forms ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this window you can assign a unique name to a predefined form size.  By
assigning a name to a form, you can distinguish between special forms, even
when two forms have the same size.

For some printer models, you can also specify custom dimensions for new forms.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Name
 o Size
 o Units
 o Width
 o Height
 o Add
 o Cancel


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using up to 32 characters, type a unique name for the form you want to define.
You can change the definition for a previously defined form name by typing the
same name in this field.  If you reuse a previously defined name, the most
recent size you assign to it takes effect.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field contains a list of all the predefined sizes that fit the trays for
your model printer.  You can scroll the list to see more size descriptions.
Select the size that you want assigned to the name in the Name field.

For printer models that can accept custom form sizes, the list includes the
word Custom as the last entry.  Select Custom for access to the Custom Paper
Size fields, in which you specify dimensions of a form that does not appear in
the predefined Size list.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Units
 o Width
 o Height

 Related Information:

 Form names and sizes


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Form Names and Sizes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 A4       210 by 297 millimeters
 A5       148 by 210 millimeters
 B5       182 by 257 millimeters
 Letter   8.5 by 11 inches
 Legal    8.5 by 14 inches
 Statement 5.5 by 8.5 inches
 Tabloid  11 by 17 inches

 Envelope names have point sizes after them.  For example, Envelope.297.684
 (C10 Envelope) is 297 points high by 684 points wide.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Units ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You gain access to this list by selecting Custom in the Size field.

Select the unit of measure in which you intend to specify width and height --
Inches, Centimeters or Points.  One point equals 1/72 of an inch.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Width ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Type a number that represents the horizontal measurement of your form in the
selected Units. For example, for the same letter-width form, you would type:
8.5 in inch units, 21.59 in centimeter units, or 612 in points.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Height ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Type a number that represents the vertical measurement of your form in the
selected Units. For example, for the same form, you would type: 11 in inch
units, 28.2 in centimeter units, or 792 in points.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help for Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Add to add the new form name.  The name appears in the Form list in the
PostScript Printer Properties window.  From this window, you can select the new
form for a tray.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Help for Font Installer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this window to add soft fonts as you need them.  The Installed font
directory field displays the name of the area of your hard disk set aside for
PostScript** soft fonts.  Installed fonts lists the name of soft fonts already
installed in that directory.  All PostScript printers in your system can share
the fonts on your hard disk.

To install new fonts:

  1. Insert your font diskette in drive A.
  2. Select Open.
  3. Select the fonts you want to add in New soft fonts.
  4. Select Add to add the selected fonts to the Installed fonts field.

 Delete allows you to delete unneeded fonts.

 For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Installed Fonts
 o New Font Directory
 o Installed Font Directory
 o New Soft Fonts
 o OK
 o Open
 o Add
 o Delete


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help for Installed Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list contains the names of those soft-font files already installed on your
hard disk.  You can scroll the list to see more fonts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for New Font Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this field to indicate the location of font files you want to install.
Usually, you install new font files from a diskette, so the field contains the
initial value A:\.  You can type a different path.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Help for Installed Font Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this field to indicate where you want the installed font files placed on
your disk. You may type a different path than the one specified. The path must
already exist.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Help for New Soft Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list displays the names of fonts stored in the New font directory.

To fill the list:

  1. Put the appropriate diskette in A drive.
  2. Select Open.

 You can scroll the list to see more fonts. Highlight any fonts you want to
 install, then select Add.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Open to read font names from the drive and directory identified in the
New font directory field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help for Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Add to add selected New soft fonts to the Installed fonts field.

Note:   Each font requires two files from the New font directory, one ending in
        .PFB, and one ending in .AFM. After loading all .PFB files for the
        selected fonts, the Font Installer program searches New font directory
        for the related .AFM files.  If you have the .AFM's on a different
        diskette, when prompted to move the missing files to New font
        directory, change diskettes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Automatic Mode Switching ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Automatic Mode Switching

Some printers can emulate different types of printers. Select the Automatic
Mode Switching check box to send commands to the printer putting it in
PostScript mode every time a job is sent.  You can only make this selection for
a printer model that supports multiple emulation capability.

You might want to turn off mode switching if the printer is set in PostScript
mode and only PostScript jobs are sent to it.  This feature is also useful if
you download fonts or other printer resident routines that would be lost if a
mode switch occurred.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Font Download ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Font Download

Use these fields to set a limit of how many soft fonts that can be sent to the
printer in a document.  Soft fonts are stored as files, usually identified with
the file extension ".PFB", that are sent to the printer when output is
generated.  These soft fonts take up a certain amount of printer memory based
on their size.  If too many fonts are sent the printer will abort the job. The
amount of memory in the printer determines how many soft fonts can be sent to
it.

The Maximum Downloaded Fonts  field limits the number of fonts can be sent to
the printer.  This initial value is calculated from the base memory that is
shipped with the printer.  This is the number that appears when the Default
button is pressed.  If you have added printer memory you should adjust the
number upward by clicking on the up arrow or using the up arrow key.  If you
are not sure of how much memory is installed on the printer or would like a
suggestion, click on the Print Font Capacity button. This will cause a status
sheet to be printed showing the actual available memory and the suggested
number of fonts the printer can handle. The calculation is as follows:

Num Fonts = ( Free Memory (in bytes)  - 100,000 )  / 80,000

80,000 per font is a very conservative number which should work in all cases.
However, most fonts are considerable smaller and in many cases you could
calculate the maximum number of fonts based on a memory requirement as low as
40,000 per font.

If you want to disable the limit set it to 999.

If you are using many soft fonts and find your jobs are aborting, lower the
Downloaded Fonts value by clicking on the down arrow or using the down arrow
key. Lowering the number of downloaded fonts does not prevent you from using
the font in your documents.

To turn off font downloading set Maximum Downloaded Fonts to zero.  Only device
or hardware fonts in the printer will be used. All soft fonts will be drawn by
the engine.  You can still use soft fonts but printing performance may
decrease.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Help for Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Delete to remove selected font names from the Installed Fonts list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Help for PostScript Job Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the primary Job Properties window has fields in which you specify:
orientation, scaling (enlargement or reduction), form selection, hand feeding
of special forms.  This window also provides a method to switch between color
and black-on-white for color-capable printers.

Select Options to obtain access to a second properties window, in which you can
select print to a file, request a flipped or inverted print image, set time-out
limits, and request multiple page copies.

Some programs display this window, enabling you to assign these job properties
for a specific document or template.  When setting up a queue, you select job
property defaults that take effect if the program does not override them.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Orientation
 o Scaling
 o Form
 o Manual Feed
 o Use Color
 o Resolution
 o OK
 o Options
 o Cancel


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for Orientation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Portrait (upright) to print with the top of the printed material in the
same direction as the top of the paper.  Letters, books, and reports usually
have portrait orientation.

Select Landscape (rotated) to print perpendicular to the direction in which the
paper is fed. Landscape is frequently selected for documents such as
spreadsheets or plotted graphics, which are wider than they are long.

Because you can rotate individual PostScript characters on a page, portrait and
landscape orient the entire job with reference to characters that are not
rotated in the original document.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Help for Scaling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field shows print image size as a percentage of magnification. The
preselected value, 100 means the material prints full size. Type a number
greater than 100 to obtain an enlarged image, or type a number smaller than 100
to reduce the image.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Help for Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field contains the names of all defined forms.  You can scroll the list to
see additional forms.  To select a particular form for a print job, select its
name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Help for Manual Feed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Manual Feed check box to have the printer wait for you to manually
feed odd size forms, transparencies, or other media that should not feed from
paper trays.  If you select Manual Feed, you are prompted to insert the paper
before the printer processes each page of a job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Help for Use Color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this check box to choose between color printing. You can only make this
selection for a printer model that has color capability.  When you select color
printing, this box has an X in it.

To change to black-on-white, select the box again, causing the X to disappear.
You might prefer black-on-white for proofs or long text printouts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Help for Resolution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field contains all the resolutions supported by the printer. The values
are in dots per inch (DPI). You can scroll the list to see additional
resolutions.  To select a particular resolution for a print job, select its
value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Options to set up optional job properties, such as printing to a file,
flipping or rotating the print image, obtaining multiple copies, and setting
time-out limits for your job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this window, you can request optional job properties, such as disk file
output, flipped or inverted printing effects, time limits for printing or
waiting to print, and copies per page.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Print To
 o Printing Effects
 o Timeouts Secs
 o Uncollated Copies
 o OK
 o Cancel


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Help for Print To ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select one radio button to indicate print job destination.  The preselected
choice, Printer, routes the job to the printer queue. You can, instead, elect
to process the job as a file, formatted in one of two alternative ways:

 o Select Raw PostScript file to save the contents of your job imbedded with
   PostScript** printer controls.  Some users select this choice, then forward
   the print-formatted file to a service agency that provides typesetting.
 o Select Encapsulated PostScript file to prepare the first page of output in
   encapsulated (EPS) form for programs that accept this format.

 You must fill in the File field if selecting Raw PostScript file or
 Encapsulated PostScript file.  Type the path and filename where you wish to
 direct the printer-formatted output.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Help for Printing Effects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Flip top to bottom if you want your image to print upside down.  Select
Flip left to right to produce a mirror image.  Select Draw inverted to reverse
background and foreground color, producing an image similar to a photographic
negative.

You can select one effect alone, or combine two or all three in the same print
job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Help for Timeouts Secs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can indicate time limits (in seconds) for the job to process.

In the Job field, you can type a number of seconds you wish to allow a job for
completing printing.  If Job time expires during printing, the remaining pages
do not print.

In the Wait field, you can type the number of seconds you wish to allow a job
to wait in a queue.  If the job is still queued when the Wait time expires, it
does not print and is removed from the queue.

Each time limit has a maximum of 999 seconds (16 minutes, 39 seconds).  The
initial value of zero (0) in each field means there is no time limit, and the
job can take as long to print or wait as needed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Help for Uncollated Copies ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this field, type the number of uncollated copies of each page you want
printed. Duplicates of each page print together.  For example, if you select 3
copies of a two-page job, the printer first outputs 3 copies of page one,
followed by 3 copies of page two.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> queue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of jobs waiting to be printed or plotted at a particular print
destination.

See also spooling.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. spooling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The process of temporarily storing print jobs while waiting for an available
printer or port at a print-destination.  Spooling jobs frees system resources
from waiting for a relatively slow device to output information, and keeps the
contents of each print job separated from the contents of every other print
job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> radio button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A circle with text beside it.  Radio buttons are combined to show you a fixed
set of choices from which only one can be selected.  The circle is partially
filled when a choice is selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. check box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A square box with associated text that represents a choice. When you select a
choice, an X appears in the check box to indicate that the choice is in effect.
You can clear the check box by selecting the choice again.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A value, an attribute, or an option that is assumed when another is not
explicitly specified.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> path ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A statement that indicates where a file is stored.  The path consists of the
drive letter and all the directories that must be opened to get to a particular
file. The directory names are separated by a backslash (\). The first backslash
represents the root directory.  The first path in the example below shows a
file that is located in the root directory of a diskette in drive A; the second
path in the example shows a path to a printer driver file on drive C:

 A:\
 C:\OS2\DLL\IBM4019

A path is sometimes followed by a file name and file-name extension (if there
is one).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. hard disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A rigid disk in a hard disk drive that you cannot remove from the drive.
Because of its size, the hard disk is subdivided into directories.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. install ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To copy software components from distribution media to specified areas
(directories) of a hard disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> soft font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Optional fonts shipped as files.  The soft font files must be copied to the
hard disk before you can select them from programs.