This article describes how to use the AUTOEXEC.BAT file make it possible
for you to choose whether to print landscape or portrait. It assumes you
are using a LocalTalk PC card, LaserWriter software, and AppleShare PC
(1.1) print drivers, so you can access the printer directly from Lotus 123
and Microsoft Word.
Here is a typical AUTOEXEC.BAT prepared for use with AppleShare:
atalk /mem=7K
\\ashare
\\aprint
\\minses
\\redir
\\anet auto
\\MOUSE1\\mouse
\\MOUSE\\cpanel
@echo off
path=c:\\;c:\\dos;c:\\lwdir;c:\\ashare;c:G0
prompt $P$G
lwprint -a postscrp.ini
PATH C:\\WINDOWS;c:\\;c:\\dos;c:\\lwdir;c:\\ashare;c:G0
The confusing part about printing Landscape is that it is not a mode.
Drivers take the information going to the LaserWriter and massage everything
necessary to rotate it on the printed page. The printer never gets set to a
Landscape "mode".
To be able to flip between Portrait and Landscape, remove the line that
begins with "lwprint" from the .BAT file. Then, use the DA pop-up
application that is provided with AppleShare PC to set up the printer.
Using this method, you must print the desired file to a text file. At this
point, you have two choices:
- If you choose to print to the LaserWriter through the Epson emulator (in
the DA application), you need Sideways or an equivalent program to
rotate the output.
- If you have chosen not to use the emulator, you must use the
LWASC-R <filename> command in a batch file. This command is described
on page 102 of the "AppleTalk PC Card Manual".