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Re: Defining page size using Adobe generic PS

Subject: Re: Defining page size using Adobe generic PS
From: Sheila Carlisle <scarlisle -at- axialinfo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:44:53 -0700


John, the Adobe Printer Driver = GOOD, but using it with the Generic PS printer = EVIL. Number of reasons, but bottom line is it's the lowest common printer capability, so it doesn't have features like larger page sizes, it's only b&w, and it's very low res.

Delete the Generic Printer from your installed printers, and instead install Acrobat Distiller as a printer. Then set that as your default printer, and you have the full capabilities of Distiller to create the pages (I think 44 x 44 is still the max page size, it's color, it's whatever dpi you want up to 2440, etc).

Instructions on setting Distiller as a printer, written by Adobe's Dov Isaacs, (and setting up a port called "FILE:" if you don't yet have it) are on the FM section of the Adobe User-to-User forum:

http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?50 -at- 121 -dot- fuQka5tDW1G -dot- 0@.ef63236

Sheila




John Posada wrote:

I went to the Adobe site, downloaded the generic PS driver, installed it to
use a local port, etc.

However, I find that when I try to configure page size in the Generic PS
printer, it only gives me options for small format outputs...legal is the
largest size, so when I distill the PDF, I get a PDF in 10 pages.


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