Printing on OSX

Shari gypsyware at earthlink.net
Thu Jun 5 15:09:02 EDT 2003


I can't remember if I tested the print command on OSX before.  I know 
it works on PPC and Windows.  I could swear it worked on OSX as well 
(I can't imagine NOT testing it), but for some reason, it fails.

And other things print in OSX, such as a TextEdit doc.  So I know the 
printer is functioning properly.

Why would the following fail?  It "stops" the printer, and then the 
printer won't print anything, from any program, until I "start" it 
again.

on mouseUp
  # put a bunch of data into the variable "spit"
  put empty into cd fld 1
       of cd "Strats" of stack "HSPrint" of stack "Blackjack Gold"
   set the cursor to busy
   lock messages
   go invisible cd 2 of stack "HSPrint" of stack "Blackjack Gold" as topLevel
   set the topLeft of stack "HSPrint" to the topLeft of stack "Blackjack Goldie"
   set the decorations of stack "HSPrint" to "title,minimize,maximize,menu"
   show stack "HSPrint"
   unlock messages
   put spit into cd fld 1
       of cd "Strats" of stack "HSPrint" of stack "Blackjack Gold"
   put the topLeft of stack "HSPrint" into startPt
   put the bottomRight of stack "HSPrint" into endPt
   set the printScale to .90
   set the printMargins to "36,36,36,36"
   go stack "HSPrint" # added after it didn't work, hoping to make it work
   print cd 2 of stack "HSPrint" from startPt to endPt

end mouseUp
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