NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/apple2/26140

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From: [e-mail] (Kim Brennan)
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Subject: Re: Printing to an AppleLaserWriter LS
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> From: [e-mail] (Richard Sherman)
> Huh?  You can save a GS file as Postscript??  Tell me if I read that
> right.

Yep. Easiest thing to do, and largely undocumented. Set up the document in
whatever your favorite GS/OS application and use the Laserwriter printer
driver (and you don't need to rename it if you are using GS System 6.0 :) When
you are ready to print, hold down the command key (open apple) and F keys
while CLICKING on the OKAY button. A text file (called GS.Postscript.xx) or
something like that will be put in the */SYSTEM/DRIVERS directory. This is a
simple Postscript document.

Note, when printing to disk, the driver does not handle option characters, and
does a poor job of translating GS Screen fonts into Postscript equivalents, so
it may be necessary to docter the text file slightly if you use fonts other
than, say, Helvetica, Courier and Times.

I wrote up a pretty extensive document on all the extra problems you might
encounter when trying to get that Postscript file printed elsewhere. It's
available in the APR library on America Online.

I probably should double check it, update it as necessary and post it to the
net.

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