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This article outlines the new features of LaserWriter 8.6.5.
DISCUSSION
- Select the Annotate Font Keys checkbox to annotate font keys in the PostScript output. This will include information regarding the QuickDraw font (which the driver has translated into a font for the printer, either a PostScript Type 1 or TrueType font). The information may be used by a very sophisticated user (such as a pre-press user) to debug a troublesome print job.
- Select either Type 1 or TrueType radio buttons in order to select which font type is preferred.
- Select the Always download needed fonts option to ignore fonts in the printer's ROM or memory.
- Select Never generate Type 42 format to prevent Type 42 fonts. A type 42 font is a TrueType font. Some high end printers don't do TrueType. So this option provides a way to force the driver to not generate TrueType fonts at all. If one is needed, the TrueType font is converted into an unhinted Type 1 font. (This is not the best font, but it will print.)
- Select No special reporting to prevent reporting of any PostScript errors during printing.
- Select Summarize on screen to receive a summary of any PostScript errors encountered during printing.
- Select Print detailed report to print a detailed description of any PostScript errors encountered during printing.
- Select the Generate Job Copy and/or Generate Job Log options to see PostScript error reporting information in the job log.
- Click the Change... button to select a destination folder for font logs and job copies.
LaserWriter 8.6.5 now provides support for secure printing using AppleShare IP 6.1 and supports USB-connected PostScript printers. The new LaserWriter 8.6.5 print dialog box allows you to create a Job/Font log to view a history of your printing jobs and fonts used. You can also choose TrueType over Type 1 fonts and force all fonts to be downloaded to the printer.
When you select Print from the File menu of any application, you will get the print dialog box shown in Figure 1. The different menu options appear in the Print Options pop-up menu. The Print Options pop-up menu is under the word "Printer." Selecting Font Settings from the print options menu provides the window shown in Figure 1:
Figure 1: Font Settings options.
Selecting Job Logging from the print options menu provides the window shown in Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Job Logging options.
PostScript error reporting is sometimes useful in determining why a printjob has failed when the printer fails to print.
To receive explanations of each of the settings in the LaserWriter 8.6.5 print dialog, select "Show Balloons" from the Help menu before selecting the Print command. Help balloons will appear as you move the pointer over each setting.