System 7: Problem Printing AP Newswire Maps


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I installed system software 7.0 on one Macintosh in a network. I then
updated the printer drivers of the other Macintosh computers, which are
running system software 6.0.3, to the system 7.0 printer drivers. All the
computers are getting PostScript Errors "Error: Limit Check, offending
command: Closed Path" when printing from MacDraw II version 1.1. The
documents are maps in MacDraw II that come from the AP Newswire via
Satellite.


Once you have eliminated all system-related software conflicts, we suspect
System 7 drivers and Postscript are creating this conflict.

According to Claris Tech support, this is a known issue with AP Newswire
maps.  The objects in these documents have too many vertices.  They must be
simplified by removing vertex points using MacDraw II.  The System 7
LaserWriter drivers are less tolerant of this problem than the System 6
drivers.

Workarounds:

 * Do not print these documents running System 7 or the System 7
   printer drivers, or

 * Simplify them with MacDraw II.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012