From: AlinP (AlinP@AOL.COM)
Date: 17 Jan 98, 05:14 EST
From: AlinP <AlinP@AOL.COM> Subject: Re: Printing bug Did anybody have success with the workaround I posted or am I the only one? Alin Pilkington > Hi there, it seems an endemic problem > >I tried with the full box (upper right button) of the front window but the >result is the same: Alpha7 hangs at the starting of printing :-( > > >1:04 PM -0500 98/1/9, AlinP escribe: >> I posted a workaround about this problem earlier and it is restated >> below. I hope it works for you! >> >> >>>>> >> Well, here is the latest (and a workaround) on not being able to print >> from Alpha 7. Here is the lowdown. >> >> I thought the LaserWriter print driver that came with OS 8 may be at >> fault so I downloaded the latest from Apple's site (8.5.1) and installed >> that. Same problem when I tried to print as reported before except that >> the print spooler didn't crash *BUT* the refreshing of the window behind >> the print dialog box was still hosed up. The printout that came from the >> printer was a blank page 1 (nothing on the page...not even the header) >> followed by good remaining pages (starting with page 2). >> >> By now I'm very frustrated so I try again with only the bare minimal OS 8 >> extensions turned on. Same results...no workee. >> >> The next thing I did seemed to have solved the problem but I'm not sure >> why. I must have been absently playing with the file I wanted to print >> out (the Aplha QuickStart Manual) and I just happened to hit the window >> "Grow" box in the upper right hand corner and of course, the window grew >> to the size of the entire screen. Then I tried to print AND IT WORKED!!! >> I hit the Grow box again to shrink the window back to its original size >> and tried printing again AND IT WORKED! Now, I need to mention that I >> had previously enlarged the window by dragging on the lower right corner >> but that did nothing to make it print correctly. It was only by clicking >> in the Grow box would it print (and refresh the window) correctly. I >> seemed to have to do this to all the files I wanted to print (not sure >> why this is) but at least now I have a reliable printing mechanism. >> >> I hope this helps somebody determine what the real problem is and will >> let me know so I don't lose sleep over it! >> >> Thanks! >> >> Alin Pilkington :) >> >> <<<<< >