Ticket Options
Question Profile
| DATE | Sep 24, 1998 |
| TICKET | #323562 |
| STATUS | Closed |
| SUBJECT | |
| CAT | |
| TYPE | |
| DESC | |
| DESC | |
| PLATFORM | |
| MODEL | |
| PROC | |
| RAM | |
| DRIVE | |
| NAME | |
| USERNAME | |
| TECHNICAL | |
| ISSUE |
Question Details
TICKET ARCHIVE -> send file to printer
No Wonder User - Sep 24, 1998 - 9:36 pm
Knowledge Level: Expert but stumped
Problem: Software
Computer Type:
Model:
RAM: Not related
RAM Enhancer: None
OS Version: Not related
Description:
I'm a PC user creating files in Microsoft Word to be emailed to Mac users who do not have Word available, to be printed on their printers. They and I have the same kind of printers (HP Deskjet 680C). When I am satisfied with how the printed output looks, I then print my document to a file instead of to the printer. I email that file to Mac users. They store the file on their hard drives. Question: What do they do next to send that file to their printers? (e.g. the PC users who get these files simply use the DOS 'copy' command, e.g. "copy prn".) In other words, how do you send a stream of binary information to a printer port? Thanks!
Send Attachments?
Problem: Software
Computer Type:
Model:
RAM: Not related
RAM Enhancer: None
OS Version: Not related
Description:
I'm a PC user creating files in Microsoft Word to be emailed to Mac users who do not have Word available, to be printed on their printers. They and I have the same kind of printers (HP Deskjet 680C). When I am satisfied with how the printed output looks, I then print my document to a file instead of to the printer. I email that file to Mac users. They store the file on their hard drives. Question: What do they do next to send that file to their printers? (e.g. the PC users who get these files simply use the DOS 'copy' command, e.g. "copy
Send Attachments?
No Wonder Tech - Sep 25, 1998 - 1:27 am
Ed,
Sorry, this will not work! The printing architecture of the Mac is so different from the PC that this simply isn't an option. The Mac only has two kinds of printers: QuickDraw, which are bitmapped printers, and PostScript. If you had had a PostSCript printer, what you're describing would have been possible. The Mac user could then have used for instance BBEdit to download the file to the printer. A user never accesses the port directly. That's, like it or not, one of the things that sets the Mac apart from the PC. I would assume that if the printer was connected serially (not networked), a simple program that reads a file and writes it to the port would be possible, but I'm not aware of any such program. Also, font metrics on Mac and PC are not identical.
Vegard Brenna
No Wonder support
vegardb@nowonder.com
Awake when California sleeps :-)
Time zone CET = GMT+1 = No Wonder+8
Sorry, this will not work! The printing architecture of the Mac is so different from the PC that this simply isn't an option. The Mac only has two kinds of printers: QuickDraw, which are bitmapped printers, and PostScript. If you had had a PostSCript printer, what you're describing would have been possible. The Mac user could then have used for instance BBEdit to download the file to the printer. A user never accesses the port directly. That's, like it or not, one of the things that sets the Mac apart from the PC. I would assume that if the printer was connected serially (not networked), a simple program that reads a file and writes it to the port would be possible, but I'm not aware of any such program. Also, font metrics on Mac and PC are not identical.
Vegard Brenna
No Wonder support
vegardb@nowonder.com
Awake when California sleeps :-)
Time zone CET = GMT+1 = No Wonder+8
IF THIS IS YOUR QUESTION AND YOU WISH TO RESPOND, LOGIN HERE FIRST.
