Printing from Classic [Archive]

Nermal

Mar 3, 2004, 02:49 AM

I've got my printer (Epson Stylus CX3100) plugged into a Windows box, and I can print to it fine in Panther (it's configured as a Windows Printer in the Printer Setup Utility).

I'm trying to print from a Classic app, but when I try to print it tells me that I need to select a printer in the Chooser. I open Chooser and the only options are AppleShare and LaserWriter 8. What should I do in order to print to my shared Windows printer?

Edit, forgot to mention this:
Since it's a shared printer, I tried selecting AppleShare. It asks me for the IP address of the server, so I put the Windows machine's IP address, but it says that there was no response from the server.

Oh, and I saw another thread where someone was having a similar problem. Somebody presented a workaround - print to a PostScript file, then open that in OS X using Preview. But I can't figure out how to print to PostScript either :(

Nermal

Mar 9, 2004, 11:10 PM

*a-bumpity bump* :rolleyes:

MisterMe

Mar 10, 2004, 07:59 AM

I've got my printer (Epson Stylus CX3100) plugged into a Windows box, and I can print to it fine in Panther (it's configured as a Windows Printer in the Printer Setup Utility).

I'm trying to print from a Classic app, but when I try to print it tells me that I need to select a printer in the Chooser. I open Chooser and the only options are AppleShare and LaserWriter 8. What should I do in order to print to my shared Windows printer?

Edit, forgot to mention this:
Since it's a shared printer, I tried selecting AppleShare. It asks me for the IP address of the server, so I put the Windows machine's IP address, but it says that there was no response from the server.

Oh, and I saw another thread where someone was having a similar problem. Somebody presented a workaround - print to a PostScript file, then open that in OS X using Preview. But I can't figure out how to print to PostScript either :(Use Desktop Printer Utility in Classic to set up a virtual printer. Select the virtual printer as your default printer. It will save your Classic print jobs as PostScript files.

Nermal

Mar 10, 2004, 02:15 PM

Use Desktop Printer Utility in Classic to set up a virtual printer. Select the virtual printer as your default printer. It will save your Classic print jobs as PostScript files.

OK, I'll try that when I get home.

Reanne

Nov 15, 2004, 08:14 AM

Make sure you have a classic application running and then go to the chooser. Select your printer and the USB option should then appear. Worked for me.

Nermal

Nov 15, 2004, 02:45 PM

Thread revival! :eek:

I don't even have Classic anymore :rolleyes: