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Chris,
You want to install an OS X Distiller printer. Then you can select this for
printing PS files from any application to run through Distiller.
1. Open Print Center
2. Select 'Add'
3. Select IP Printing
4. Location enter: localhost
5. Use Default queue name or rename as you like.
6. For printer type, select 'Other' and browse to the location of your
Distiller PPD file. I'm still using v5 so I initially set up mine by
browsing over to my OS9 System folder:Extensions:Printer Descriptions, but
this file can be located anywhere.
7. Click Ok and it's a done deal.
When preparing PS files from an application, you'll have to select 'Output'
and check 'Print to File' as 'PostScript'. You can save this configuration
and then select it whenever you use the Distiller printer.
Hope this is helpful.
John
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John Root
Publishing Systems
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On 9/18/03 3:19 PM, "G4 1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay,
> I had no choice but to upgrade to Quark 6.0. I have a primary customer
> who made the switch to Quark 6.0. I make updates to their documents on
> this end and then convert them to PDF's for a monthly CD we send out.
> Before you tell me to switch to InDesign, I already have for a majority
> of my customers. But all of this customers Quark files are too
> complicated to open in InDesign, they open up fubar'ed if at all.
>
> That doesn't mean Quark 6 is a dream though. In Classic I could select
> the Virtual Printer and create a post script file that was saved to my
> desktop. Double clicking on that would open Distiller and produce a PDF
> that I could then manipulate. Not so in OSX and Quark 6.0. I've set up
> a virtual printer in OSX, opened the Quark file and went to print. It
> claims to be printing, but I've no idea where in the world the file is
> going to. I don't have the option to direct the post script file to a
> specific spot before it is made. I've done a search by date and it
> would appear that no file is being produced. I can't do the "Save as a
> PDF" out of printing because I have specific settings that need to be
> added to the file when it is being distilled.
>
> Tried to export to PDF since Quark 6.0 now has that ability, set up my
> options, click Ok and it pretends to work, but never gives me an option
> to direct where I want the file. Doing a Search returns the same
> results as mentioned before.
>
> I just bought Acrobat 6.0, but obviously haven't really gotten the
> chance to use it with these files yet.
>
> Here are my questions.
> 1. Does anyone have good instructions for producing a post script file
> out of Quark 6.0 using OSX?
>
> 2. Is there a better print driver than going through the OSX print
> monitor? If not, which Print driver should I select under IP printing
> for a high quality output?
>
> 3. Where do I find the files that are supposedly being printed.
>
> 4. Is there a way to direct the files to the folder of my choice?
>
> Thanks for any help in this matter.
>
> Chris
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