Hi All,

Running under OS 10.6.4 here.

Prior to the last day or so, I had success in saving a PageStream 5057 document in PDF format. However, I cannot recall exactly when nor whether 5056 or 5057 was used.

Various trials convinced me that attempting to print directly to my laser printer was a dead end, and I think that has been confirmed by other users; e.g., <ianhutcg@onetel.com>.

However, yesterday and today, all attempts to print as PDF file failed using both 5056 and 5057. PageStream goes through the motion of claiming that it is carrying out the operation, but on completion I cannot find the PDF equivalent!!!

I suspect the iMac for the following reason:

Recently, I allowed some software upgrades on the iMac. One resulted in the OS changing from 10.6.3 to 10.6.4 and that was about one week ago. A day or two ago, there was another upgrade -- something to do with Safari. The iMac claimed that all upgrades were successful, but ....

Yesterday I tried to use iTunes, and was told that it was corrupted and should be reinstalled. I had not used iTunes for a couple of weeks, so I suspect one of the "upgrades" performed the corruption.

So I'm wondering how other 5057 users can use PageStream's "print to PDF" successfully!!!

Don Green Dragon
fergdc@Shaw.ca

Hi Don,
haven't gone back to fully using PS, yet.
Read your mail and tried [5.0.5.7] a simple document that I'd saved for warping test and masking.
pdf saved to file but loading file afterwards had the image that is masked in the program in its entirety -partially blocking the warped header (that did seem to be OK)- and a couple of lines of the text that should have been around the masked image simply underneath the image; most of the text had been omitted.
Mike
On 16 Sep 2010, at 05:43, Don Green Dragon wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Running under OS 10.6.4 here.
>
> Prior to the last day or so, I had success in saving a PageStream 5057 document in PDF format. However, I cannot recall exactly when nor whether 5056 or 5057 was used.
>
> Various trials convinced me that attempting to print directly to my laser printer was a dead end, and I think that has been confirmed by other users; e.g., <ianhutcg@onetel.com>.
>
> However, yesterday and today, all attempts to print as PDF file failed using both 5056 and 5057. PageStream goes through the motion of claiming that it is carrying out the operation, but on completion I cannot find the PDF equivalent!!!
>
> I suspect the iMac for the following reason:
>
> Recently, I allowed some software upgrades on the iMac. One resulted in the OS changing from 10.6.3 to 10.6.4 and that was about one week ago. A day or two ago, there was another upgrade -- something to do with Safari. The iMac claimed that all upgrades were successful, but ....
>
> Yesterday I tried to use iTunes, and was told that it was corrupted and should be reinstalled. I had not used iTunes for a couple of weeks, so I suspect one of the "upgrades" performed the corruption.
>
> So I'm wondering how other 5057 users can use PageStream's "print to PDF" successfully!!!
>
> Don Green Dragon
> fergdc@Shaw.ca
>
>

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Don Green Dragon wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Running under OS 10.6.4 here.
>
> Prior to the last day or so, I had success in saving a PageStream 5057 document in PDF format. However, I cannot recall exactly when nor whether 5056 or 5057 was used.
>
> Various trials convinced me that attempting to print directly to my laser printer was a dead end, and I think that has been confirmed by other users; e.g., <ianhutcg@onetel.com>.
>

Ok, you must not forget that this list is for problems. The other people
who can print without problems generally won't be posting a note. As I
recall, Ian's problem is he has multiple printers hooked up and has some
rather bazaar behavior going on but that he does get pages to print but
has an issue that could be font specific.

Just make sure that you have "Use System Printing" enabled in the
General panel of PageStream's Preferences. Do you get an error message?

> However, yesterday and today, all attempts to print as PDF file failed using both 5056 and 5057. PageStream goes through the motion of claiming that it is carrying out the operation, but on completion I cannot find the PDF equivalent!!!
>
> I suspect the iMac for the following reason:
>
> Recently, I allowed some software upgrades on the iMac. One resulted in the OS changing from 10.6.3 to 10.6.4 and that was about one week ago. A day or two ago, there was another upgrade -- something to do with Safari. The iMac claimed that all upgrades were successful, but ....
>
> Yesterday I tried to use iTunes, and was told that it was corrupted and should be reinstalled. I had not used iTunes for a couple of weeks, so I suspect one of the "upgrades" performed the corruption.
>
> So I'm wondering how other 5057 users can use PageStream's "print to PDF" successfully!!!
>

Works just fine here, and for several others. More likely you are
looking in the wrong place for the file. Make sure you select the proper
folder in the file selector. If that is not the problem, and you suspect
some kind of corruption (very unlikely, but I can't say impossible),
then redownload PageStream.

>
> Don Green Dragon
> fergdc@Shaw.ca
>
>

Deron

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

Mike wrote:
> Hi Don,
> haven't gone back to fully using PS, yet.
> Read your mail and tried [5.0.5.7] a simple document that I'd saved for warping test and masking.
> pdf saved to file but loading file afterwards had the image that is masked in the program in its entirety -partially blocking the warped header (that did seem to be OK)- and a couple of lines of the text that should have been around the masked image simply underneath the image; most of the text had been omitted.
> Mike

If you have a PageStream document that does not reproduce itself
properly in a PDF, then please send the example PageStream document to
me privately at support@pagestream.org.

Deron

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

Greetings "Mike" <romanwall@boltblue.com>
On 16/09/2010 at 07:22 you wrote concerning
Re: [PageStreamMacintoshBeta] Comments on PgS5057 - Saving as a PDF file

Hi Mike,

Thanks for checking. You test file sounds more sophisticated than mine, but at least the PDF file was created. Maybe I should re-install PageStream. Hmmmmm!

Cheers Don (Green Dragon)

M> Hi Don,
M> haven't gone back to fully using PS, yet.
M> Read your mail and tried [5.0.5.7] a simple document that I'd saved for warping test and masking.
M> pdf saved to file but loading file afterwards had the image that is masked in the program in its entirety -partially blocking the warped header (that did seem to be OK)- and a couple of lines of the text that should have been around the masked image simply underneath the image; most of the text had been omitted.
M> Mike
M> On 16 Sep 2010, at 05:43, Don Green Dragon wrote:

M>> Hi All,
M>>
M>> Running under OS 10.6.4 here.
M>>
M>> Prior to the last day or so, I had success in saving a PageStream 5057 document in PDF format. However, I cannot recall exactly when nor whether 5056 or 5057 was used.
M>>
M>> Various trials convinced me that attempting to print directly to my laser printer was a dead end, and I think that has been confirmed by other users; e.g., <ianhutcg@onetel.com>.
M>>
M>> However, yesterday and today, all attempts to print as PDF file failed using both 5056 and 5057. PageStream goes through the motion of claiming that it is carrying out the operation, but on completion I cannot find the PDF equivalent!!!
M>>
M>> I suspect the iMac for the following reason:
M>>
M>> Recently, I allowed some software upgrades on the iMac. One resulted in the OS changing from 10.6.3 to 10.6.4 and that was about one week ago. A day or two ago, there was another upgrade -- something to do with Safari. The iMac claimed that all upgrades were successful, but ....
M>>
M>> Yesterday I tried to use iTunes, and was told that it was corrupted and should be reinstalled. I had not used iTunes for a couple of weeks, so I suspect one of the "upgrades" performed the corruption.
M>>
M>> So I'm wondering how other 5057 users can use PageStream's "print to PDF" successfully!!!
M>>
M>> Don Green Dragon
M>> fergdc@Shaw.ca

Greetings "PageStream Support" <deron@pagestream.org>
On 16/09/2010 at 16:35 you wrote concerning
Re: [PageStreamMacintoshBeta] Comments on PgS5057 - Saving as a PDF file

Hello Deron,

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

<<snip>>
PS>> Prior to the last day or so, I had success in saving a PageStream 5057 document in PDF format. However, I cannot recall exactly when nor whether 5056 or 5057 was used.
PS>>
PS>> Various trials convinced me that attempting to print directly to my laser printer was a dead end, and I think that has been confirmed by other users; e.g., <ianhutcg@onetel.com>.
PS>>

<<snip>>
PS> Just make sure that you have "Use System Printing" enabled in the
PS> General panel of PageStream's Preferences.

Yes, I have that setting.

PS> Do you get an error message?

Not a word. PageStream presents its "progress" panel and when the printing is completed, no further comments. No GR.

<<snip>>
PS>> So I'm wondering how other 5057 users can use PageStream's "print to PDF" successfully!!!
PS>>

PS> Works just fine here, and for several others. More likely you are
PS> looking in the wrong place for the file.

Yes, I thought of that since I'm so OS X illiterate, but .... If I ask PageStream to SAVE the PageStream file to a specific directory, then the save goes where I expect. It should not be different when sending a PDF file to some directory.

PS> Make sure you select the proper
PS> folder in the file selector.

Think I have done that as noted above.

PS>If that is not the problem, and you suspect
PS> some kind of corruption (very unlikely, but I can't say impossible),
PS> then redownload PageStream.

I'm going to download 5057 again! That reminds me: Where is all the PageStream stuff on the Mac? All I can find is PgS5057.app and Pgs5056.app which are located in /applications!!

Cheers Don (Green Dragon)
--

Greetings "PageStream Support" <deron@pagestream.org>
On 16/09/2010 at 16:37 you wrote concerning
Re: [PageStreamMacintoshBeta] Comments on PgS5057 - Saving as a PDF file

Hi Deron,

<<snip>>
PS> If you have a PageStream document that does not reproduce itself
PS> properly in a PDF, then please send the example PageStream document to
PS> me privately at support@pagestream.org.

First I will download 5057 again, install, and check how "print to PDF" goes.

By checking dates on the Mac, I know now that 5057 has never created a PDF file. The one PDF that was created was done by 5056:

Content Creator: PageStream5.0.5.6 Pro 03/21/10 for MacIntosh.

If 5057 continues to fail after re-installing, then I'll send the files.

Cheers Don (Green Dragon)
--

Ferguson, Don wrote:
> Greetings "PageStream Support" <deron@pagestream.org>
> On 16/09/2010 at 16:37 you wrote concerning
> Re: [PageStreamMacintoshBeta] Comments on PgS5057 - Saving as a PDF file
>
> Hi Deron,
>
> <<snip>>
> PS> If you have a PageStream document that does not reproduce itself
> PS> properly in a PDF, then please send the example PageStream document to
> PS> me privately at support@pagestream.org.
>
> First I will download 5057 again, install, and check how "print to PDF" goes.
>
> By checking dates on the Mac, I know now that 5057 has never created a PDF file. The one PDF that was created was done by 5056:
>
> Content Creator: PageStream5.0.5.6 Pro 03/21/10 for MacIntosh.
>
> If 5057 continues to fail after re-installing, then I'll send the files.
>
>
>
> Cheers Don (Green Dragon)
>

Sorry, if you look at my email I was speaking to Mike who wrote that he
had a file that didn't reproduce certainly elements properly in the PDF.
If you can't create _any_ PDF, then something else is wrong. Sending me
a file won't do any good (no harm either). I've generated several dozens
PDF files with 5.0.5.7, and I know others that have.

Deron

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

> PS> Works just fine here, and for several others. More likely you are
> PS> looking in the wrong place for the file.
>
> Yes, I thought of that since I'm so OS X illiterate, but .... If I ask PageStream to SAVE the PageStream file to a specific directory, then the save goes where I expect. It should not be different when sending a PDF file to some directory.
>

I only say that because the Save as PDF file dialog does not default to
the same place as the Save Document file dialog. I do it all the time
where I hit "save" and go look for the file and it is in a different
folder because I forgot to navigate to the place I wanted to save the
PDF to.

> I'm going to download 5057 again! That reminds me: Where is all the PageStream stuff on the Mac? All I can find is PgS5057.app and Pgs5056.app which are located in /applications!!
>

The PageStream .app bundles (which by default will be PageStream.app but
as you have obviously figured out you can rename them) exist where ever
you moved them to. The .dmg provides a shortcut folder for you to copy
the app bundle to your Applications folder, but that is just a
conviencnce item for a suggested organization.

PageStream itself only puts preference/user items inside the
~/Library/Application Support/PageStream5 folder which are items that
are shared between PageStream versions.

> Cheers Don (Green Dragon)
>

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

Hi Deron,

On 2010-1609-, at 8:50 PM, PageStream Support wrote:

>> PS> Works just fine here, and for several others. More likely you are
>> PS> looking in the wrong place for the file.
>>
>> Yes, I thought of that since I'm so OS X illiterate, but .... If I ask PageStream to SAVE the PageStream file to a specific directory, then the save goes where I expect. It should not be different when sending a PDF file to some directory.
>>
>
> I only say that because the Save as PDF file dialog does not default to
> the same place as the Save Document file dialog. I do it all the time
> where I hit "save" and go look for the file and it is in a different
> folder because I forgot to navigate to the place I wanted to save the
> PDF to.

Ok! I'll look around some more!!! I've been looking elsewhere -- i.e., other than the directory that I thought was the target -- but no luck yet. It must be some stupid thing I am doing. Very bloody frustrating.

>> That reminds me: Where is all the PageStream stuff on the Mac? All I can find is PgS5057.app and Pgs5056.app which are located in /Applications!!
>>
>
> The PageStream .app bundles (which by default will be PageStream.app but
> as you have obviously figured out you can rename them) exist where ever
> you moved them to. The .dmg provides a shortcut folder for you to copy
> the app bundle to your Applications folder, but that is just a
> conviencnce item for a suggested organization.

OK.

> PageStream itself only puts preference/user items inside the
> ~/Library/Application Support/PageStream5 folder which are items that
> are shared between PageStream versions.

Ah, very good! So that is how the 'new' installments get the relevant information.

Don Green Dragon
fergdc@Shaw.ca