[softwarelist] Re: Postscript printing

In article <84ba711a4e.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Martin Wuerthner <public@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <4e1a3f5674Colin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>           Colin Wood <Colin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Any advice as how best to print using Postscript? I haven't done
> > this since around 1993, when iirc I printed to file using a
> > Postscript driver, saved it to a pc disc and took it into work to
> > print on an Apple.
> > 
> > There are 4 different Postscript definition files in my Printers
> > directory. Any idea of what does what, or how I'd find out?

> Simply use PoScript2 and forget about the others.

> The "F" variants offer a "fast parallel port" option, which is rarely 
> useful and would not make any difference if you print to file anyway.

> PoScript2 means PostScript level 2, which produces far better output 
> than level 1, so unless you really need level 1 output (and you don't 
> because your printer does level 3), there is no need to look at the 
> level 1 "PoScript" definition file.

> Martin


Thanks, Martin.

I saved the PoScript2 file to disc and moved it across to my pc. What
should it be filetyped? ps or eps? Then how do I send it to my Dell
3100cn colour laser printer, which supports Postscript 3?

Kind regards,

Colin

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