- Printing to PS printer (hplj 6mp) or ps file via Windows creates a
file that is sooooooooooooooo big or takes soooooooo long that it is
useless therefore I have to use "Printer File" to create a PS file then
copy this file to the printer to get hard copy. The problem is that
not all the PS Files sent to the printer generate a printed document.

- I get this error from Adobe Distiller when I try to convert a ps file
with custom screens:
___________
%%[ Error: typecheck; OffendingCommand: setcolorscreen ]%%

Stack:
{--dup-- --mul-- --exch-- --dup-- --mul-- --add-- 1.0 --exch-- --sub--}
45.0
60.0
-dict-
45.0
60.0
-dict-
45.0
60.0
-dict-
45.0
60.0
[8.33333 0.0 0.0 -8.33333 -2550.0 3300.5]
[8.33333 0.0 0.0 -8.33333 -2550.0 3300.5]

%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
____________________________________

If I select default screens the PS file can be distilled

-Draw an outlined box or an outlined closed polygon. It looks good on
screen but when I print to PS Printerfile the shape is missing one of
its sides (ie the polygon looks like it is an open shape

- Small Caps are lost when you Save as PDF.
- All the text after the text that is set Small Caps is converted to
Small Caps when Printed as PrintFile PS file.

Paul Heuthorst wrote:

>- Printing to PS printer (hplj 6mp) or ps file via Windows creates a
>file that is sooooooooooooooo big or takes soooooooo long that it is
>useless therefore I have to use "Printer File" to create a PS file then
> copy this file to the printer to get hard copy.
>
Hear, hear.
I use other PS printers (QMS ColorScript 1000), Acrobat PDFWriter,
Acrobat Distiller, even Adobe ones (PPD)!

>The problem is that
>not all the PS Files sent to the printer generate a printed document.
>
>- I get this error from Adobe Distiller when I try to convert a ps file
>with custom screens:
>___________
>%%[ Error: typecheck; OffendingCommand: setcolorscreen ]%%
>
>Stack:
>{--dup-- --mul-- --exch-- --dup-- --mul-- --add-- 1.0 --exch-- --sub--}
>45.0
>60.0
>-dict-
>45.0
>60.0
>-dict-
>45.0
>60.0
>-dict-
>45.0
>60.0
>[8.33333 0.0 0.0 -8.33333 -2550.0 3300.5]
>[8.33333 0.0 0.0 -8.33333 -2550.0 3300.5]
>
>
>%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
>%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
>____________________________________
>
>
>
The same here, but not always.

>If I select default screens the PS file can be distilled
>
>-Draw an outlined box or an outlined closed polygon. It looks good on
>screen but when I print to PS Printerfile the shape is missing one of
>its sides (ie the polygon looks like it is an open shape
>
>- Small Caps are lost when you Save as PDF.
>- All the text after the text that is set Small Caps is converted to
>Small Caps when Printed as PrintFile PS file.
>
>
In the pdf-file can you select text?
If no, than the output is what I did describe to Deron as a bitmap.

Theo