Re: [WinMac] WIN print: to HP then Apple

Thomas Roth(tomroth[at]wfubmc.edu)
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:24:40 -0500

>Let's say I setup a document in a WIN application and print it to a
>networked HP4000 printer. I save that document, then connect an Apple
>LaserWriter 360 via LPT1, install the 360 WIN driver, and print to the 360.

I know that the LaserWriter is Postscript but is the HP4000?

>Will my document printout differently because of the different printer
>characterisitcs?

If they're both PostScript then they should print the same. If the HP is
not PostScript then you might see some differences.

>What if I point to the 360 but still use the 4000 driver?

You might be able to make the work in that it would print but it won't make
your document print the same since it's the printer that's really different.

And if the HP is not PostScript then I wouldn't do that.

>Will margins be different?

Probably not since most laser printers have about the same printable area.

>Will fonts print differently when directed to the new printer?

Not if they are downloaded to the printer at the time of printing.

>Are print drivers and printer PPDs separate animals?

Yes. A print driver really is the engine that creates the file where as
the PPD is merely a file that describes a printer's characteristics.

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