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- Path: sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!snitor!promis.com!truman
- From: truman@promis.com (David Truman)
- Subject: Re: Printing to a text file
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.133126.4839@promis.com>
- Organization: PROMIS Systems Corp.
- References: <1993Jan06.000024.141036@evolving.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 13:31:26 GMT
- Lines: 29
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- ref@evolving.com (Randy Fay) writes:
-
- >Several PC word processors used to have a feature called "print to
- >file" in which you could take your formatted file and print it to a
- >lowest-common-denominator text file: monospaced text, spaces for
- >indentation, etc.
-
- >We'd like to do this so that we could keep original documents in Frame
- >format, but still be able to have straight text files available
- >on-line. Or perhaps formatted for submissing to comp.text.frame???
-
- >CAN YOU PRINT TO FILE IN FRAME? Or is there a similar workaround?
-
- >P.S. - SAVING to a text file is NOT the same thing. I know how to do
- >that. It leaves you with no formatting beside CRs.
-
- I have a thought. You do say you're using a PC, which means you're
- running the Windows version of FrameMaker.
-
- In Windows, install the "Generic/Text Only" printer driver (if it
- isn't installed already) and under "Connect", use FILE. Then print
- your FrameMaker doc using this printer, and you SHOULD get what
- you want--formatted text-only files.
-
- I haven't tried it out, so I can't guarantee that it'll work, but
- give it a try. I'm just starting out with FrameMaker, and I know
- I'll have to address this issue at some point also.
-
- Dave Truman
-