User`s manual
The
GEOS
La
Print
System
Entering the Print System from geoWrite
Its a
bit
awkward having to leave geoWrite, and return to the deskTop in
order to start the Print System.
For
this reason a desk accessory named
"StartLQ" has
been
created.
Mter
"StartLQ" has been copied to your
geoWrite work disk,
itwill
appear under the "geos" menu in the upper left
hand
comer
of
the command menu in geoWrite.
Mter
clicking "StartLQ",
the Print System
is
loaded and started. The document you were working on
will be carried
over
into the Print System and you will fmd yourself in the
print parameter menu. Unfonunately, the actual page
of
the document in
geoWrite is not saved when a desk accessory is chosen. Therefore, "update"
your page using the ftle menu, before you choose "StartLQ" from the geos
menu.
If
you fail to "update", "StartLQ" will refuse to run and remind you
to to update
flfSl
When launched from geoWrite 1.3 (or 1.2), StartLQ cannot determine
if
a
document has been updated. Therefore, a ·warning message
is
displayed
which allows cancellation. This also happens
if
"StartLQ" is mistakenly
chosen from another application
or
from the deskTop.
Sometimes a document is loaded from the wrong drive. This occurs when
StartLQ cannot determine the disk drive and the same document is on two
separate drives. In some rare cases, the document's name cannot
be
extracted
from geoWrite.
If
the
Pri~t
System cannot
be
found on any drive, you will automatically
~
.
returned to the
~eskTop.
On the
back
side
of
the system disk you will find another version
of
"StartLQ" called "LoadLQ". This version does just about the same thing as
"StartLQ",
but
differs in that
it
always takes you
to
the file selection
window
of
the Print System, instead
of
to
the print parameter menu.
An
alternative possibility to start the Print System is the printer driver
"DriveLQ" on the back side
of
the system disk. This driver is installed like
an ordinary printer driver (copy it onto your work
disk
and
install
it
with the
DeskTop). Instead
of
driving a printer,
it
automatically launches the Print
System.
If
you have
it
installed and choose "ftle/print" in geoWrite, you
will
be
prompted with the usual dialog box. Just ignore
it
and click "OK"
and the Print System will
be
loaded.
It
isn't necessary to "update" your
document when using
this
method to launch the system.
The
disadvantage is
that
you'll have
to
install another driver
if
you want to print with any other
GEOS application.
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