[softwarelist] Postscript printing

In article <852a461c4e.Alan.Adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Alan Adams <alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <444BD209.6020706@xxxxxxxx>
>           Clive Bonsall <C.Bonsall@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Colin Wood wrote:
> >> In article <444B42B2.9030807@xxxxxxxx>,
> >>    Clive Bonsall <C.Bonsall@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> 
> >>>Colin Wood wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>In article <84ba711a4e.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> >>>>   Martin Wuerthner <public@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>In message <4e1a3f5674Colin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>         Colin Wood <Colin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>[snip]
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>>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? Colin
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>Try the freeware utility, PrintFile:
> >>>http://www.lerup.com/printfile/descr.html
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Thanks - done.
> >> 
> >> PrintFile dialogue box Printer set to
> >> Dell Laser Printer 3100cn PC-PS
> >> (selected from menu).
> >> 
> >> No joy dropping file saved as above, typed either as ps or eps, onto
> >> icon.
> >> 
> >> Lots of paper fed through, blank apart from 1st sheet: had to cancel
> >> print. In both cases, first sheet had %!PS-Adobe-2.0
> >>         %%Creator:PostScript PDriver module 4.49 %%CreationDate:
> >> 20:52:1
> >> 
> >> Any ideas?
> > 
> > Hmmm? Works for me ... using the PS2 driver, printing to file from
> > OvPro, and then outputting on the PC-side using the LJ1200 PS driver.
> > Mind you, I've only attempted to print single pages as a test, but
> > they include text plus JPEG, sprite and AW images.
> > 
> > What happens if you print the pages individually?
> > 
> > If you want to send me your file (or part of it) I'll run it thru' the
> > LJ1200 PS driver.

> The application thinks it's a text file. Does its name end .ps ?
> (remembering to enable viewing of file extensions. For example, if 
> it's been anywhere near Notepad, it might be called mumble.ps.txt, 
> with the .txt extension hidden.)

Thanks, yes, I did this prior to printing from Windows (tried both .ps
and .eps) (with file extensions enabled).

Note to others on list - I sent my file to Clive off-list. He reported
that it printed out OK, adding

> Have just printed your file to a LJ5500hdn colour postscript printer
> with no problem.

> The fact that your Dell printer is spewing out lots of sheets of paper
> suggests that the printer is not interpreting the PS file (which it
> should if it's a PS printer). My guess is this is a printer problem and
> nothing to do with the RiscOS PS output. I suggest you give Dell a
> call. 

Haven't pursued it atm as am about to go off on holiday.


Thanks to all, and regards to all,

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