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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

1388.0. "PAPER MAIL Print Settings" by MSAM03::DOUGLASBURKE (You're a smart girl, Gay!) Thu Sep 10 1992 06:42

    In ALL-IN-1 IOS V3.0, where are the print settings taken from, for 
    documents which are sent to mail destinations of PAPER MAIL?
    
    My customer's users have all set their default print settings to 8
    lines per inch (as a company-wide policy).  Under normal circumstances, 
    when the documents are sent to another user, and printed, they indeed 
    come out as 8 lines per inch.
    
    However, when the message is sent to a user who has his mail destination 
    set as PAPER MAIL, the document gets printed out as 6 lines per inch.
    
    Where do these print attributes get set?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Doug
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1388.1POSTMASTER?IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeThu Sep 10 1992 09:408
    Don't they come from the Postmaster's print settings?
    
    I seem to recall that they always did in the past. and I wasn't aware
    that we'd changed it.
    
    Others will no doubt know better!
    
    Graham
1388.2Maybe...SCOTTC::MARSHALLDo you feel lucky?Thu Sep 10 1992 11:0518
Hi,

The Print settings will come, I think, from the user in whose context the mail
delivery is taking place.

For local first class or express mail, this will be the sending user.

For local second class mail, it will be the POSTMASTER account (or whatever
account is used to run the Sender).

For incoming remote mail, it will be the POSTMASTER account (or whatever account
is used to run the Fetcher).

However, it may be the case that the "system" default is used, rather than
any one user's individual settings.  If this is the cse, you'll need to modify
the system-wide settings for the printers to be 8 lines per inch.

Scott
1388.3System-wide default print settings?MSAM03::DOUGLASBURKEYou're a smart girl, Gay!Fri Sep 11 1992 04:5111
    Re: .2
    
    Scott, when you say "system-wide settings for the printers" are you
    suggesting modifying the printer tables for all of the printer types?
    
    If not can you direct me to the documentation for changing the
    system-wide default print settings?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Doug
1388.4Print Settings in DocumentIOSG::NEWLANDRichard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4AFri Sep 11 1992 12:2256
Re: .0

You didn't say what type of documents you are printing or what type of
printers you are using.  This reply assumes that you are printing WPS-PLUS
documents. 

WPS-PLUS documents are by default formatted using the WPS-PLUS Print
Settings stored within the document.  The WPS-PLUS Print Settings can be
changed by pressing NEXT SCREEN when the Printing Document form is
displayed. 

When documents sent to the PAPER MAIL mail destination are printed they are
always formatted using the WPS-PLUS Print Settings stored within the
document.  The printing is done in a batch job so there is no way a user 
can change the WPS-PLUS Print Settings.

For PAPER MAIL messages will be printed to the user's default ALL-IN-1
Printer Destination as defined in their profile entry.  For each ALL-IN-1
Printer Destination there is a field called the 'Format Printer type' which
defines the format for which listing files should be created. 

A possible reason for PAPER MAIL being printed with 6 lines per inch is
that it is being formatted for a printer type which does not support 8
lines per inch.  For example, you may be printing to an LN03 printer with
LP11 formatting which will result in all line spacing being at 6 lines per
inch. 

Check the following settings:

    1.	Examine the default ALL-IN-1 Printer Destination for users with
    	a mail destination of PAPER MAIL.  This is a per user setting so 
    	you need to check all PAPER MAIL users.

    2.  For the Printer Destinations you find at step 1 examine the Site 
    	Printers entries and check that 'Format Printer Type' is correct
    	for the type of printer.




Re: .1

The Print Settings do not come from the PostMaster's settings.  In the past 
PAPER MAIL was always ASCII formatted which resulted in the loss of 
WPS-PLUS print settings.  In ALL-IN-1 V3.0 WPS-PLUS documents will be 
WPS-PLUS formatted.



Re: .2 and .3

There is no such thing as system wide default WPS-PLUS print settings.



Richard
1388.5What's in a name?SCOTTC::MARSHALLDo you feel lucky?Fri Sep 11 1992 12:4621
Hi,

Hmm, I think I'm showing my ignorance here.  When I said "Print Settings" I
think I was referring to "print styles".  Anyway...

>> when you say "system-wide settings for the printers" are you
>> suggesting modifying the printer tables for all of the printer types?

Well, as it is their corporate policy to do all printing at 8LPI this would
seem a sensible thing to do!

>> If not can you direct me to the documentation for changing the
>> system-wide default print settings?

As above, I think I should have said the default print style for each printer.
I think this is documented somewhere in the ALL-IN-1 books (sorry, I don't have
a set to hand to give an exact reference).

However, Richard's reply is infinitely more authoritative than mine!

Scott