Re: [icon-users] Saving TW files as pdf problem.
- From: Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 20:58:11 +0100
In message <11838132-C4F9-48EF-8C19-198C6CB4F6EF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
John Harbour <jh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Chris
> I took a look at the PDF printer, but the Colour box is
> ticked. And indeed, printing direct to PDF doesnt lose the colour.
> But the PDF printer only does 3 pages, and is a bit picky, often
> failing due to errors in included draw files, e.g. Message from
> Taborca <Error limit check; OffendingCommand: curveto>, where
> saving as /pdf doesnt fail. So I am still in trouble.
It is not that "PDF" printer driver that is involved here, but the
PostScript printer driver (which might sometimes disguise itself as a
"PDF" driver, but not the one you are referring to above). You need to
have a PostScript 2 or 3 driver installed in order to be able to use
"Save as PDF" from TechWriter, and "Colour" should be enabled in its
configuration.
In case of doubt, you can always install another PostScript driver and
switch on "Colour" in its configuration (do not forget to "Save
choices" if you want to keep it permanently). TechWriter will use the
configuration of the one that was most recently active, so if you
click on the newly installed driver and then choose "Save as PDF", you
will get a PDF in colour.
Martin
>> On 05 Dec 2014, at 16:55, Cristopher Dewhurst
>> <cdewhurst2010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi John
>>
>> In message <8F1EAA13-9F85-4849-9BF7-22788986DBBA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> John Harbour <jh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> TechWriter files including coloured text or pictures, saved as /pdf
>>> show in grey scale.
>>
>> As far as I am aware colour/greyscale is controlled by the !Printers
>> application because you have to have a PDF "printer" or "printers"
>> configured, for either printing via !PrintPDF or direct export from
>> TechWriter or EasiWriter.
>>
>> My "printers" are PoScript2F and PoScript3 and I click ctrl+select on
>> the PDF printer and tick the "Colour" icon. Maybe that's become
>> deselected in your VirtualAcorn upgrade?
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>>
>>> I am running TW9.12 on VirtualAcorn VRPC on Apple Macbook pro
>>> (OS10.10.1). The above problem has occurred only recently, but might
>>> be associated with the last MacOS upgrade or the last VirtualAcorn
>>> Upgrade. Has anyone else experienced this problem recently?
>>
>>
>>> From John Harbour
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>>> United Kingdom
>>
>>> e-mail: jh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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