Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] papd and desktop printing....
From: Gregor Retti (c60831@germ2.uibk.ac.at)
Date: Thu Sep 18 1997 - 02:34:22 EDT
At 16:23 Uhr -0400 17.09.1997, Everette Gray Allen wrote:
>I have been trying to work with desktop printing under MacOS 8.0 with papd.
>I can print from most applications except quark and illustrator and the
>only difference I can see is when printing to the "live" printer I can get
>desktop printing to give correct info and update info and download a list
>of fonts. I can not get the correct info from the papd queue. Also DTP
>tells me when I Update info in the printer status dialog that I have the
>incorrect ppd for this printer (the queue) to chooseit if I say choose it
>asks me to locate the ppd on the mac, I pick the correct one and it takes
>it but will repeat if I press update button again. I have a ppd called
>LaserWriter 16600 PS in /usr/spool/wayne and my
>papd.conf is
>Wayne:\
> :pr=wayne:op=root:pd=/usr/spool/lpd/wayne/LaserWriter\ 16600\ PS:
>(I have also tried not specifing and using .ppd in same dir)
>Anyone have any Ideas?
>
did you try it with a name without spaces, eg. lw16600ps.ppd. of course you
have to rename the file and change papd.conf.
greetings
gregor
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