Technical Memo: CREATING DEFAULT SCRIPT SETTINGS (APPLE LASERWRITER IIF & IIG AND SCRIPTSERVER)





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CREATING DEFAULT SCRIPT SETTINGS (APPLE LASERWRITER IIF & IIG AND SCRIPTSERVER)

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ScriptServer offers the ability to create your own settings for flat textfiles, and associate them with all ScriptServer queues, a specific queue, or with an OpenVMS form. The example below illustrates changing the default left margin on a specific queue.

The imageable area on an Apple LaserWriter IIF and LaserWriter IIG (and possibly others) is slightly different than on most PostScript printers. This problem is noticed because the first few characters on the left margin are being truncated. Increasing the default left margin from .25 inches to .30 inches (or whatever pushes the text into the imageable area) will solve this problem. The easiest way to accomplish this is as follows:

1)
Use the command procedure provided in the ScriptServer directory to set the default spd library to the system-wide library:

$@SPD_MGR
2)
Upon entering the Script Menu, set the left margin:
Script> LM .30in
Change any other settings as desired.
3)
Save the setting in the SPD library:
Script> SS LW_MARGINS
4) Exit the Script Menu.
5)
Respond "Yes" to the message:
DO YOU WANT TO CREATE A LOGICAL?
6)
You will then be prompted for what type of default you want:

Type "Q" for a Queue-Specific definition; the new margin will only have an effect on this queue.

Other options (not used in this example):

"S" for a System-Wide definition; all ScriptServer queues will use the specified setting.
"F" for a Form-Specific definition; the new setting will only be used when a job is printed with a specific OpenVMS form.

7) The logical name created will be displayed on the screen. If you are using the configuration file SSV$CONFIG.SSV, the procedure will automatically add the new logical to the file.

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1)	Use the command procedure provided in the ScriptServer directory to set the default spd library to the system-wide library: $@SPD_MGR
2)	Upon entering the Script Menu, set the left margin: Script> LM .30in Change any other settings as desired.
3)	Save the setting in the SPD library: Script> SS LW_MARGINS
4)	Exit the Script Menu.
5)	Respond "Yes" to the message: DO YOU WANT TO CREATE A LOGICAL?
6)	You will then be prompted for what type of default you want: Type "Q" for a Queue-Specific definition; the new margin will only have an effect on this queue. Other options (not used in this example): "S" for a System-Wide definition; all ScriptServer queues will use the specified setting. "F" for a Form-Specific definition; the new setting will only be used when a job is printed with a specific OpenVMS form.
7)	The logical name created will be displayed on the screen. If you are using the configuration file `SSV$CONFIG.SSV`, the procedure will automatically add the new logical to the file.