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# printtool.info 	24 June 1991
# edited for OWV3.2 27 January 1992
# Copyright (c) 1987-1991 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
# All Rights Reserved.
# helpopen path changed July 11 1991
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:FILE:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Filename:___

Type the name of the file you want to print and
click SELECT the Print button.

The print job is displayed in the Printtool Job
List.
 
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:PRINTERINFO:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Information

Displays a pop-up window with a description of
the selected printer.

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:INFOTEXT:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Information for the printer

Shows a description of the printer. This 
description must be entered by your system
administrator.

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:PRINTERLIST:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Printer pane

Displays a list of available printers. You can
scroll through the list using the scrollbar.

Select a printer from the list. The printer you
select is shown inside a shadowed rectangular 
area. 

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:COPIES:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Copies:___

Type the number of copies you want to print, or
click SELECT on the up or down arrows and choose
a value between 1 and 100.

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:PRINTMETHOD:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Print Method:

The print method for the file. 

The last custom print method is shown, if one
has been used. 

In the case that a custom print method is not
provided, the file is printed as a plain text
(ASCII) file.

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:PRINT:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Print

Starts a print job for the file entered in the 
File:___ field. 

The print job is displayed in the Printtool Job
List.

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:STATUS:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Status

Displays a list of active jobs in the print
queue.  

To remove print jobs from the queue:

1. Select the jobs you want to remove.

2. Click SELECT on the Stop Printing button.
   The selected job(s) are removed from the 
   queue.

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:STOPPRINTING:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Stop Printing

Removes selected print jobs from the print queue.  

To remove print jobs from the queue: 

1.  Click SELECT on the Status button to display
    a list of the jobs in the print queue.

2.  Select the jobs you want to remove. 

3.  Click SELECT on the Stop Printing button.
    The selected job(s) are removed from the
    queue.

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:PRINT_SCROLL_LIST:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Print Job List

Displays the status of print jobs for the
specified printer. 

To remove print jobs from the queue:

1. Select the jobs you want to remove.

2. Click SELECT on the Stop Printing button.
   The selected job(s) are removed from the
   queue.

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:PRINT_PANEL:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Printtool control area

The Printtool control area provides buttons and
menus so you can:

- Print files by dragging and dropping from
  another application
- Print files by entering the file name
- Print multiple copies of a file
- Print files with or without header page
- Send files to a specific printer
- Check the status of the print queue
- Remove files from the print queue
- Use print method to format a file for printing
- Information for the selected printer, if
  available 
- Set property options 

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:PRINT_DROP_SITE:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Drag and Drop Target

You can print a file by dragging and dropping
the file icon from File Manager onto the 
Printtool Drop Target. 

You can also drag a selected file name from the
Text Editor onto the Printtool Drop Target to
start a print job. 

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:HEADER:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Header

Print a file with or without a header page.

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:PROPERTIES:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Properties

Displays the Properties window. 

You can customize the following print options in
the Properties window:

- Header Page 
     Displays a check mark if you select to
     to print a header page. No check mark is
     is displayed if you select not to print
     a header page.

- Notify When ALL Jobs Are Done 
     You can set audible (beep) and visual (flash)
     notification signals at the completion of all
     print jobs, or when an error occurs. You can
     use either or both as desired.

- Override Print Default Method
     Displays a check mark if you select to over-
     ride the print default. No check mark is
     displayed if you select to use the default
     print method. The default print method is
     displayed in the main panel of the Properties
     window.

Once you customize the print options, you can:

- Apply
     Apply the newly set Printtool properties.

- Save As Defaults
     Save the newly set Printtool properties as
     the default print options.

- Reset
     Erase any new property changes and reinstate
     the last set of applied print options.

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:JOBDONENOTIFY:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
job done notify

Lets you specify an audible (beep) and visual
(flash) notification signal at the completion of
ALL your print jobs, or in the case of an error.

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:PMOVERRIDE:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Print Method Override

To set an override print method, click SELECT on
the box to display a check, then click SELECT on
the Apply button.

The Print Method field is displayed in the main
panel of the Properties window and you can type
in a custom print method.

You can use the following environment variables
to define your custom print method:

$PRINTER - selected printer name
   usage: -d $PRINTER

$COPIES - selected number of copies
   usage: -n $COPIES

$FILE - the file to be printed
   usage: $FILE 

$HEADER - print with or without header
   usage: $HEADER

To define a filter, use the -T option.

The following is an example of a custom print
method using some of the environment variables
listed above:

   lp -d$PRINTER -n$COPIES -Tpostscript $FILE

If this option is disabled, the Print Method
field is invisible.

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:APPLY:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Apply

Applies changes made to Printtool properties.

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:RESET:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Reset

Discards changes made to Printtool properties 
that have not been applied.

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:SETDEFAULT:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Set Default

Records the changes to Printtool properties
as the new default print options.

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:PROP_PANEL:$OPENWINHOME/bin/helpopen handbooks/print.handbook
Printtool Properties 

Lets you customize the following print options:

- Print files with or without a header page
- Specify the notification method when all  
  print jobs are completed, or when error occurs
- Use customize print method


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