LaserWriter 16/600 PS: Stairstep Pattern w/ Solaris

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TOPIC

I have setup the printer queue for my LaserWriter 16/600 PS on my workstation running Solaris 2.5.1. The output is staggered down the page, looking like a stairstep. How can I correct this?

DISCUSSION

You will need to make some modifications to the way the printer queue is setup on the LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer.

Step 1

Recreate the print queue, but use the print server as: <hostname>!text

Example: printer name lw16, use lw16!text as the print queue

Step 2

Set the printer in the autoselect mode

Text is delivered to the remote queue "text" on remote server "lw16." The text's line feed problem solved because the remote queue "text" handles carriage returns properly. PostScript ignores white space, so any files sent to this queue will be functionally unaffected when PostScript RIPs.

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