7.5

Though some error messages are specific to a task in particular, others may apply to any and all tasks because they are
related more to the system than to PlanetPress itself. Some examples would be W3813, W3830, W3991, W4005. These cor-
respond to issues such as not having any space to write files, permission errors on folders or files, etc.
Comments Tab
The Comments tab, added in PlanetPress Suite 7.5, is common to all tasks. It contains a single text area (Task
comments)that lets you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is closed with the
OKbutton, and are displayed in The Task Comments Pane.
Send Images to Printer
The Send Images to Printer Action Task is used to (obviously)send images to the printer so they can be used as resources by
documents run on the printer. They are comparable to Download to Printer action tasks (see Download to Printer), but they
include image specific options. Furthermore, they can be used to send images not only to printers, but also to the virtual drive
of other computers running PlanetPress Suite applications.
Images sent to a printer are stored in the root folder of the printer’s hard disk, while images sent to the virtual drive of
another computer are stored in a sub-folder of the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools folder.
Input
Any image file that you wish to upload to the printer.
Processing
The currently active image data file is sent to the specified location on the printer. The image's resolution, scan orientation,
and quality can be modified, depending on the selected option. All files are converted into PostScript format for storage on the
printer.
Output
The original data file, metadata and job infos are not modified.
Send Images to Printer action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Scan orientation: Select Side to side for images that will be printed in their original orientation on a portrait oriented
page, or in a rotated orientation on a landscape page. Select Top to bottom for images that will be printed in a rotated
orientation on a portrait oriented page, or in a rotated orientation on a portrait oriented page. Note that images that are
meant to be printed in various ways can be stored twice on the printer as two identical copies of the same file that bear
different names (Image_Original.tif and Image_Rotated.tif, for example). The first copy can be processed using a Send
Images to Printer action task with the scan orientation set to Side to side, the second one with a different Send Images
to Printer action task with the scan orientation set to Top to bottom, each one typically being included on two different
branches of the same process.
l Color conversion: Select As is to keep the color information included in the images. Select Grayscale to convert color
images to grayscale.
l Naming convention: Select ’File name, original’ to store the file under its original file name. Select ’File name, no
extension’ to store the file without its original file name extension. Note that all characters are converted to uppercase
and that extended characters (diacreased characters, such as é, for example) are not recommended in image file
names.