Re: Can't Share HP Printer with Mac


Subject: Re: Can't Share HP Printer with Mac
From: andrew morgan (morgan@orst.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 01 2000 - 16:30:44 EST


On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Jackson Damien wrote:

> > > >Hmmm, everything looks okay in your papd.conf setup. You might check to
> >> >make sure that you are printing in ascii instead of binary in each
> >> >program. Printing in binary can cause problems in papd sometimes. I
> >>
> >> How would I check this?
> >
> >When you hit print on your mac, it should bring up a dialog box where you
> >can change printer settings. Somewhere in there is (usually) a choice
> >between ascii and binary postscript.
>
> Well, I don't see an option for that, but there is an option for
> printing either 'Black & White' or 'Color/Grayscale'.

Some applications will have the ascii/binary choice in their Page Setup
menu choice. Even still, it varies from application to application and
with different versions of the LaserWriter software. Sorry I can't be
more help...

        Andy



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