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Print Options

To set up a printer, see Setting up printers.

See also Advanced Print Options.

Option	Description
Print To	Printer: To direct the print output to the specified printing device.
	Encapsulated PostScript File: To create an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. EPS files are meant to be sent to PostScript printers and may print faster than raster graphic files.
	File: To print to a file. The file can manually be sent to a PostScript printer for printing. Enter the name you wish to assign to the print file.
Margins	Default: To print with default left, right, top, and bottom margins.
	None: To print according to the Page Size.
Send Header with Each Job	When checked, sends header with each PostScript job.
Scaling	To scale a print job. 100 represents the document's original size. A value higher or lower than 100 enlarges or reduces the document to that percentage of original size.
Color	Checked: supports printing graphics in color on color PostScript printers. Unchecked: prints graphics in shades of gray on color printers.


Advanced Print Options

To set up a printer, see Setting up printers.

See also Print Options.

Option	Description
Resolution	Select the desired printer resolution. Higher resolutions produce sharper images with more detail, but take longer to print.
Halftone Frequency	To change the halftone frequency, enter a different number.
Halftone Angle	To change the halftone angle, enter a different number.
Negative Image	Check to print with the light and dark portions of a document reversed.
All Colors to Black	Check to convert all colors to black.
Mirror	Check to print a mirror image of the page.
Compress Bitmaps	Check to compress bitmaps before sending to printer.
Conform to Adobe Document Structuring Convention	Check to print in accordance with Adobe Document Structure Convention.
Print PostScript Error Information	Check to have printer print PostScript error information. The PostScript printer driver can detect some kinds of printing errors. If one of these errors causes your document to print incorrectly, the driver prints error information if you have chosen to do so. This information can help you determine what caused the error.
	Click to restore default settings.


Setting up printers

The list of supported printers and the default print command are stored in the registry. To add an additional printer or to change the default print command, you must edit the relevant registry entries. Instructions follow.

See:

Introduction to printer configuration on UNIX

Adding a printer

Changing the name of a printer


Introduction to printer configuration on UNIX

The registry is a binary database of configuration information for this application. You can read and modify the registry by entering regedit at the UNIX command prompt to invoke the Registry Editor application.

The current print configurations (printer name and print command) are specified in the registry under the key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mainsoft\Printers\

See:

Adding a printer

Changing the name of a printer


Adding a printer

To set up a printer, see Setting up printers.

To add an additional printer, you must add an additional printer key in the registry.

To add a printer key to the registry

1.	At the UNIX command prompt, enter regedit.

The Registry Editor application will appear. See Registry Editor dialog box.

2.	Click the plus sign [image] next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER to drill down to the next level. Click Software, Mainsoft, and Printers.

All printers already configured for your system will appear under the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mainsoft\Printers\. See Mainsoft\Printers\Generic PostScript.

3.	To add a new printer, click on the Printers folder [image].

The folder icon will change to an open folder

4.	Click the right mouse button to open the Shortcut menu. From the Shortcut menu, select New. Choose Key. A new key with a default name will be added. The cursor will move to the name of the new key. Type the name of the printer you wish to add. The printer name can be any string, but choose a name that clearly describes the printer.

5.	With the new printer key selected, click the right mouse button, select New, select, Key. Type Command as the name of the new key and press Enter.

6.	Open the Command folder by clicking on it.

7.	In the right column of the Registry Editing application, click on the Default folder [image] for the Command key.

The Shortcut menu will appear.

8.	On the Shortcut menu, select Modify.

The Edit String dialog box will appear.

9.	In the Edit String dialog box, edit the Value data field to specify the desired printer command.

The default UNIX print command is lp. This means that the print file produced by the application is piped (passed) to the UNIX lp command, which spools out the file to the default or specified printing device.

To specify printing on the printer whose name you just added, modify the Value data string as follows:

lp -dUNIX_Printer_Name

where UNIX_Printer_Name is the name assigned to that printing device by the UNIX system. There is no space between the -d switch and the UNIX_Printer_Name. Note that the UNIX_Printer_Name is case-sensitive. To find the UNIX_Printer_Name of all the printers defined on your UNIX system, use the following command at the UNIX prompt.

lpstat -t

See:

Introduction to printer configuration on UNIX

Changing the name of a printer


Changing the name of a printer

To set up a printer, see Setting up printers.

To change the name of a printer displayed by the application

1.	At the UNIX command prompt, enter regedit.

The Registry Editor application will appear. See Registry Editor dialg box.

2.	Click the plus sign [image] next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER to drill down to the next level. Click Software, Mainsoft, and Printers.

All printers already configured for your system will appear under the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mainsoft\Printers\.

3.	Click on the Printers folder [image].

The folder icon will change to an open folder [image] Mainsoft\Printers\Generic PostScript. See Mainsoft\Printers\GenericPostScript.

4.	Right-click on the folder of the printer whose name you wish to change.

The Shortcut menu will appear.

5.	Click the right mouse button to open the Shortcut menu. From the Shortcut menu, select Rename. The cursor will move to the Printer Name key. Type a new name; and press Enter to enter your changes; or Esc to abort.

See:

Introduction to printer configuration on UNIX

Adding a printer


Figure-Registry Editor dialog box


Figure-Mainsoft\Printers


Figure-Edit String dialog box