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- LaserWriter 8.2 Software
-
- Copyright 1994 Apple Computer, Inc.
-
- The enclosed file is a self-extracting archive of two Disk Copy 800k disk
- images. To use, download, double-click the downloaded file (this decompresses
- it), and use Disk Copy to create the disks. Disk Copy can be found in the
- Utilities folder posted here.
-
- Please note that LaserWriter 8.2 Software is only available on 800k disk
- images.
-
- We would suggest that all customers using previous versions of LaserWriter 8
- upgrade to the LaserWriter 8.2 driver. There are some major fixes and some new
- enhancements that make the driver easier to use.
-
- New "Setup" Functionality
- -------------------------
- The Chooser "Setup" button now automatically queries the printer, selects
- the appropriate PPD file, and configures the paper trays accordingly.
- Previous versions of LaserWriter 8 required you to click "Setup" in the
- Chooser, click on "Auto Setup" to select the PPD file, then click on
- "Configure" to set up paper trays. All of this is now completed in step by
- clicking on "Setup" button. After the printer is set up, you still have the
- option of manually configuring PPDs and paper trays by clicking on the
- "Setup" button a second time.
-
- Job Destination No Longer "Sticky"
- ----------------------------------
- LaserWriter driver v8.2 now always reverts back to "Printer" as the
- destination in the Print dialog box, instead of retaining the previous print
- job destination. For example, if the printer was were the last job went, the
- printer was the default destination for the next job. This happened when
- "Printer", "File", or "Fax" was selected. This caused problems with
- inadvertant faxes on PostScript Fax capable printers. If the most recent job
- had "Fax" as the destination of the job, then the next print job was
- automatically set for "Fax". In addition, there are also some applications
- that do not provide the print dialog box when using certain features of their
- program. Since you can't change the destination, this can become a problem.
- However, with the LaserWriter 8.2 driver, this is no longer a problem.
-
- Shift Tab Feature
- -----------------
- Editable fields in all dialogs which currently support tabbing from field to
- field now support reverse direction tabbing using the shift tab feature.
- Applications adding fields to existing Print and Page Setup dialogs with
- editable fields obtain this feature.
-
- Program Fixes
- -------------
- One of the main problems fixed in this release is where PICT files with
- rotated objects would print incorrectly. This was most evident with PICT
- images from MacDraw Pro, and exported by other applications - rotated objects
- in the PICT would not be printed at the correct location or angle.
-
- One other problem that is now fixed, occurred when you tried printing to the
- original LaserWriter (PostScript Ver 23.0). It would typically result in a
- PostScript error.
-
- There are other various fixes in LaserWriter 8.2 that address both driver
- and 3rd party application issues. Apple is suggesting that if you are using
- a previous version of the LaserWriter 8 driver, that you upgrade to
- LaserWriter driver 8.2. Apple recommends that you use this update for both
- the fixes and additional features.
-
-
- Disk Contents:
-
- LaserWriter 8 Disk 1
- --------------------
- Installer 4.0.3
- LW8 Installer Script 1.0
- Printing Tools 1.cmp
- Read Me
- TeachText 1.2
-
- LaserWriter 8 Disk 2
- --------------------
- Printing Tools 2.cmp
-
-
- From the Read Me document:
-
- Information About LaserWriter 8 Printer Driver Version 8.2
-
- This document contains some important reminders and some information that is
- not in the manual that comes with your printer. You may want to print this
- document and keep it for future reference.
-
- The software on this disk includes version 8.2 of the Apple LaserWriter 8
- printer driver, which works with many Apple LaserWriter printers. This document
- includes information about the software, as well as about several of the
- printers.
-
- Installing the Printer Driver Software
-
- The manual that comes with your printer contains detailed installation
- instructions. You cannot install the software by dragging their icons; you must
- use the Installer program as described in the printer manual.
-
- Please note: before installing the printer software, you should restart your
- system with all Extensions turned off. To do this, hold down the Shift key
- while you restart your computer.
-
- The Installer does not remove versions of the LaserWriter printer driver that
- are older than version 8.0. You may remove these files from your System Folder
- if you no longer need them.
-
- The Installer does remove older versions of the LaserWriter 8 driver (for
- example, LaserWriter 8.0) and replaces the PPD files for Apple LaserWriter
- printers with the latest versions.
-
- When you choose Easy Install, the Installer places the following files in the
- System Folder on your hard disk. LaserWriter 8 is placed in the Extensions
- folder. The PPD files which are used by LaserWriter 8 are in a folder called
- Printer Descriptions also located in the Extensions folder. The Apple Printer
- Utility and LaserWriter Utility are placed in the System Folder.
-
- Please note: if the Installer is unable to remove old files from your hard
- disk, it will terminate the installation procedure. If this happens, please
- remove old copies of the LaserWriter 8 driver and the PPD files. Run the
- installer again.
-
- About PPD Files
-
- The LaserWriter 8 driver uses PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files to
- determine the characteristics of the printers it uses. PPD files contain
- information about individual PostScript printers. For example, PPD files
- describe the paper-handling capabilities of printers: the number of paper
- trays, their capacity, and the paper sizes they handle.
-
- To take full advantage of your printer’s features, click the Setup button in
- the Chooser when selecting your printer for the first time, or after
- installing an additional option. This procedure causes the LaserWriter driver
- to query the printer for its characteristics and associate a particular PPD
- file with the printer.
-
- About Creating EPS Files
-
- You can create an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file in many application
- programs by clicking File in the Print dialog box, then clicking Save. When
- you create an EPS file, note the following:
-
- • Creating EPS files with the All option selected in the Font Inclusion pop-up
- menu in the EPS dialog box can result in very large files. If you include all
- fonts in an EPS file and save the file with the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts
- option selected, an extremely large file may be created.
-
- • If you create an EPS file with no fonts included and open the document,
- fonts in the document appear on your screen, but Courier may be substituted
- when you print.
-
- • When you create EPS files with preview information included, other
- applications that create their own PostScript code may not display the EPS file
- accurately on the screen.
-
- About the LaserWriter Utility and the Apple Printer Utility
-
- Installing the LaserWriter 8 driver and printer software places the Apple
- Printer Utility program in your System Folder. The Apple Printer Utility
- program is designed to work with the LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer and
- succeeding releases of new printers.
-
- To configure and work with previously released LaserWriter models, use the
- LaserWriter Utility that came with your printer. The LaserWriter Utility is
- also provided on your printer software disks. You can install the LaserWriter
- Utility on your computer’s hard disk by using the Custom install option of the
- Installer.
-
- Using the LaserWriter 8 Driver With LaserWriter Printers
-
- When using the LaserWriter 8 driver, you should be aware of the following
- situations. Some happen with all LaserWriter printers, and others happen only
- with specific models.
-
- All LaserWriter Printers
-
- • The LaserWriter 8 driver allows some printers to print using a larger
- imageable print area on the page. If your printer does so, you may find that
- text in some documents reflows or is clipped to fit the new imageable area. To
- maintain your document format when printing to different printer models,
- deselect the Larger Print Area option in the Page Setup Options dialog box.
-
- • Some older printers with small amounts of memory will not print documents
- containing large numbers of fonts unless the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts
- option is selected in the Page Setup Options dialog box. If a document using
- multiple fonts doesn't print using the LaserWriter 8 driver, try selecting
- Unlimited Downloadable Fonts in the Page Setup Options dialog box and print
- again.
-
- • Printing multiple documents with the Finder may not work if the documents
- have been created by different application programs.
-
- • If you encounter a time-out (PostScript error -8993) when printing multiple
- copies of large and complex documents in the background, print the documents
- one at a time or select foreground printing to avoid this problem.
-
- LaserWriter IIg and IIf
-
- • When you select paper sources from the First From and Remaining From pop-up
- menus in the Print dialog box, selecting Manual Feed for either source sets the
- driver to print the first page from the manual feed tray.
-
- • The US Legal paper size has been changed on some LaserWriter IIf/IIg
- printers to be more compatible with other Apple LaserWriter printers. If your
- legal-sized documents no longer fit on the page, select Larger Print Area in
- the Page Setup Options dialog box.
-
- • Some form-printing applications cannot print forms using the Layout settings
- in the Page Setup dialog box.
-
- LaserWriter II NT and II NTX
-
- • If you select both the Smooth Graphics and the Invert Image options in the
- Page Setup Options dialog box, a PostScript error results.
-
- • Do not use the B5 tray to print envelopes on a LaserWriter II NT. Use the
- letter tray instead.
-
- LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630
-
- • You cannot use Auto Select as the Paper Source in the Print dialog box to
- print envelopes from the optional envelope feeder.
-
- • When you print at a resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi), bitmapped images
- may appear with lines across the image.
-
- LaserWriter Pro 810
-
- • With some graphics applications, bitmapped graphics will be reduced by 25%
- in size when printed with the Precision Bitmap Alignment option in the Page
- Setup Options dialog box.
-
- • When you create a PostScript file with a LaserWriter Pro 810 selected as the
- printer and send the file to a printer that uses PostScript Level 1, a
- PostScript error will occur.
-
- LaserWriter 16/600 PS
-
- • If Tray Switching is turned on and you have installed the optional 500-sheet
- feeder, and it contains the same paper size as the 250-sheet feeder, you should
- set up the driver to use the 500-sheet feeder as the preferred paper source for
- optimal printing performance. See Chapter 5 in the manual that came with your
- printer for instructions on selecting the 500-sheet feeder as the preferred
- paper source.
-
- Using the LaserWriter 8 Driver With the Kanji System
-
- To print Japanese characters using KanjiTalk or the Japanese Language Kit, your
- system must have WorldScript II version 7.1.1 or later.
-
-
- Using the LaserWriter 8 Driver With Application Programs
-
- Some application programs do not yet take advantage of the new features of the
- LaserWriter 8 driver or have small incompatibilities that result in printing
- problems. If you experience problems with a program, contact the publisher of
- the program. In some cases a newer version of the program may be available.
-
- The following list describes some special cases that you should be aware of
- when working with some application programs. (There may be other problems with
- these programs, or with other programs, not mentioned in this document.)
-
- • With many applications, you cannot use the Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical,
- landscape page orientation, and Layout option in the Page Setup dialog box in
- combination.
-
- Aldus Freehand 4.0
-
- • Documents do not print correctly when you choose a page layout from the
- Layout pop-up menu in the Page Setup dialog box.
- • EPS files created using the LaserWriter 8 driver from within Freehand cannot
- be used in other programs.
-
- Aldus PageMaker 5.0
-
- • Rotated graphics may not print correctly when you hold down the Option key
- and click Print in the Print dialog box.
- • You cannot print legal-size documents from the paper cassette of the
- Personal LaserWriter 320; print such documents by selecting Manual Feed or by
- holding down the Option key and clicking Print in the Print dialog box.
-
- Aldus SuperPaint 3.5
-
- • Rotated or filled polygons print as solid gray objects.
- • Gradient fills may not print when copied into other programs.
-
- Canvas 3.5
-
- • When you select the Substitute Fonts option in the Page Setup Options dialog
- box, text may be incorrectly spaced if fonts Geneva, New York or Monaco are
- used.
-
- CricketDraw III 2.01
-
- • When you choose a page layout from the Layout pop-up menu in the Page Setup
- dialog box, underlined TrueType fonts may not print.
-
- CricketPresents 2.1
-
- • You cannot import an EPS file created with the LaserWriter 8 driver when it
- has been saved without preview information.
-
- FileMaker Pro 2.1
-
- • When you choose a page layout from the Layout pop-up menu in the Page Setup
- dialog box, documents that contain EPS graphics may appear clipped when
- printed.
-
- Informed Manager 1.4
-
- • When you select the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts option, some graphic
- elements may shift or disappear when printed.
-
- Lotus 1-2-3 1.1
-
- • Text printed with the Outline or Shadow text style appearsfilled with gray.
-
- MacDraft 3.01 and earlier versions
-
- • When you print using the Cut Marks option, a PostScript error results.
-
- Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0
-
- • Polygons and ovals filled with gradients and without a border line may shift
- locations on the page when printed.
-
- Microsoft Works 3.0
-
- • Printing documents that have rotated objects with rounded corners results in
- a PostScript error.
-
- Painter 2.0
-
- • When you print using the Invert option, images do not print inverted
- correctly.
-
- PixelPaint Pro 3.0
-
- • When printing using the Invert option, images do not print inverted
- correctly.
-
- QuarkXPress 3.3
-
- • Be sure to use the PPDs provided with QuarkXPress when you choose a page
- layout from the Layout pop-up menu in the Page Setup dialog box.
-
- RagTime 3.2
-
- • You cannot print documents that contain PICT or TIFF files.
-
- ReadySetGo! 6.0
-
- • Use ReadySetGo! version 6.0 with the LaserWriter 8 printer driver; earlier
- versions will not work.
- • You cannot print documents that use pen patterns.
-
- Studio/8 & Studio/32
-
- • When creating an EPS file with these programs and the LaserWriter 8
- driver, you must select the QuickDraw Printer option.
-
- WordPerfect 3.0
-
- • When you select the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts option and print rotated
- text in Watermark, the entire document rotates when printed.
-
- How to Get Updated Printer Software
-
- If you need to update your printer software and you have an AppleLink account,
- you can obtain the latest versions of the LaserWriter 8 software from
- AppleLink.
-
- Follow this path to locate the LaserWriter 8 software:
-
- Apple Products
- Apple Software Updates
- Macintosh
- Printing Software
-
- The latest LaserWriter 8 software is also available from Apple’s ftp site on
- the Internet. The path is:
-
- /ftp/dts/mac/sys.soft/laserwriter.8.2/.
-
-
- ©1994 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple Logo,
- AppleLink, LaserWriter, Macintosh, and TrueType are trademarks of Apple
- Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Finder, KanjiTalk,
- and World Script are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
-
- Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be
- registered in certain jurisdictions.
-
-