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- From: warda@vax.oxford.ac.uk
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Pagestream -> Mac -> LaserWriter WAS: PageStream page breaks
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.182446.8530@vax.oxford.ac.uk>
- Date: 26 Aug 92 17:24:45 GMT
- References: <tdenbo.714357860@guru> <1992Aug26.124956.12009@enea.se>
- Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620
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- In article <1992Aug26.124956.12009@enea.se>, tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson) writes:
- > Included with Pagestream is some conversion utilitys for Mac fonts.
- > I got a little confused when I read the info about them, so I'll put
- > a question here:
- >
- > What I want to do is work with Pagestream on my A3000T and print the
- > result on an Apple LaserWriter NTX on a Mac net at work. What do I
- > need to do?
- >
- > Both my A3000T and the Mac can read/write DOS 1,44MB diskettes, so
- > the physical transfer is simple.
- >
- > Should I take the fonts on Mac that the LaserWriter supports, convert
- > the to Pagestream format so they can be used on the Amiga and then
- > just print it to a PS file? When I move that file to the Mac, how
- > can I print it, import it as an EPS object into Pagemaker (thinking
- > of one-page documents) or is there a better solution?
- >
- > --
-
- There is a Mac utility for ftp called "SendPS" which will send your PS file
- direct to the LaserWriter. This works well and bypasses having to use
- PageMaker or similar on the Mac. However, not all PageStream fonts work.
- Trial and error seems to be the answer.
-
- Bill Bennett JANET: warda@uk.ac.oxford.vax
- CRC Growth Factors Research Group Internet: warda%vax.oxford.ac.uk
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