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Title:Latest kits: GKS V6.x (see 2535.*), GKS V5.3 (see 2480.*)
Notice:Kits: V6.x -> 2535.*; V5.3 -> 2480.*
Moderator:BGSDEV::CROCKER
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Wed May 28 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2734
Total number of notes:9779

2732.0. "GKS and Postscript level 2 and new Printers" by EVTAI1::LEREUIL () Thu May 15 1997 11:27

    Hi
    
    May anyone help me on GKS drivers ? I don't know anything about 
    GKS so excuse me if the answer is obvious or if my question is inapropriate 
    in this notesfile.

    My customer works with LN17ps and LPS17 with DECPRINT Supervisor 1.3 
    and GKS 6.5	, and he randomly encounters problems with files generated 
    by GKS.
    By default, GKS produces Postscript Adobe level 1 and not level 2.

    I would like to know if there are any plans with GKS in order to be able 
    to include these new printers : ie. lps17, ln17, ln24 ... and so on. 
    
    GKS Engineering didn't make any changes to its Postscript specific driver
    to support Postscript Level 2.

    Thanks indeed in advance
    
    Gerard-Louis Lereuil
    French CSC
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2732.1Please supply more information . . . .BGSDEV::CROCKERBen Crocker, GKS proj. leader, 381-1909Thu May 15 1997 11:444
Could you please be more specific about the problems encountered?

	Thanks,
	Ben
2732.2too complexEVTAI1::LEREUILThu May 15 1997 11:579
    
    Hi thanks for your quick response , the problem encountered randomly is
    I have the page was too complex on the machin , and the file is aborted
    abnormaly , I have tested an enhanced feature by the PAGEPROTECTION ON
    directly on the machin , but the result of this operation is I loss
    data.
    
    thanks 
    gerard-louis
2732.3BGSDEV::POEGELFri May 16 1997 14:3210
>>                     <<< Note 2732.0 by EVTAI1::LEREUIL >>>
>>                -< GKS and Postscript level 2 and new Printers >-

I suggest contacting the printer/printer software groups.  We have
no plans to to any work on the GKS PostScript output format.  In
addition,  I would hope that PostScript level 2 is fully compatible
with PostScript level 1 so the problem maybe with the printer.

Garry
2732.4only driversEVTAI1::LEREUILWed May 28 1997 02:378
    
    Hi , many thanks for your help but these problems are only encountered
    on the new printers level 2 Postscript , never with the old printers
    I presume a bad Postscriptcode is generated by GKS (only level).
    Do I need IPMT ? for the new drivers..
    
    Thanks indeed
    Gerard-louis Lereuil
2732.5BGSDEV::POEGELWed May 28 1997 10:2912
>>                     <<< Note 2732.4 by EVTAI1::LEREUIL >>>
>>                               -< only drivers >-

>>    Hi , many thanks for your help but these problems are only encountered
>>    on the new printers level 2 Postscript , never with the old printers
>>    I presume a bad Postscriptcode is generated by GKS (only level).
>>    Do I need IPMT ? for the new drivers..
    
Sure, generate an IPMT for the printer,  not for GKS.

Garry