On 16-Jul-00, Julian Aronowitz wrote:
>
> Hi Samy and Don,
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2000, at 03:15 AM, you wrote:
>
>>
>> On 15-Jul-00, Don Cox wrote:
>>
>>> That is normal output for a PostScript printer. If you have a
>>> non-Postscript printer, save it to disk (it could be two or three
>>> Megs) and use Ghostscript to convert it for your printer.
>>
>> Thanks! I'll try that out!
>>
>>
>
> I have one (maybe silly) question: "Why not use APDF from the start?
> After all, it uses VPDF, but makes life go easy. It uses the Amiga's
> printer prefs, whether or not you are using a PostScript printer. Why
> go through all the hassles of converting from one thing to another and
> needing and using a 'ton' of programs to do it, when one is all that is
> necessary? -- Unless I am totally wrong, which could be, but I do not
> think so."
Sorry to say that you are. The APDF guide clearly states that you must
have a Postscript printer or software that transparently converts
Postscript into a printable bitmap. So the Ghostscript method is going to
be a necessity, I'm afraid.
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