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- On 7 May 1996 krm@fast.net wrote:
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- > In the past it has been mentioned that ARDI would wait until Executor
- > is ported to a more advanced operating system (OS/2, Win 95), before
- > implementing certain funtionality.
- > I believe that *printing* was one of the areas mentioned.
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- > The reason I ask, is because most publishing houses that use Macs
- > are partial to the PostScript produced by a particular printer driver
- > ie. LaserWriter. In fact some imposition software *only* works
- > with PostScript files produced by specific versions of Mac printer
- > extensions.
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- Although I'm not in any way associated with ARDI, but I don't think one
- would need a printer-specific version of postscript file for use at
- publishing houses... A generic, device independent PostScript file should
- be able to work with any Postscript printer--unless you want to use some
- printer-specific features such as resolution enhancement. It is more
- likely for a generic postscript file to work on a specific device than a
- device-specific PS file to work on a different device. For
- device-specific features, the software handling the postscript file
- should "add" those printer specific attributes in at print time (Provided
- you don't send the postscript file directly to the printer).
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- Since Executor can already print postscript files, the question now, is
- whether the Postscript files hammered out from Executor are device
- independent or not... The bulk of the problem for most programs is whether
- it can generate error-free postscript codes that would otherwise hinder
- the ability of it to work on various devices.
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- Though allowing the usage of extensions would be nice,too; but I doubt
- it, for the complexities of the Mac extensions, which most of the time
- are computer dependent and device dependent. :-\
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