Bernie ][ The Rescue 1.3  InkMeister Pro



InkMeister Pro Instructions 

This release features our unique InkMeister Pro cross-platform printing technology. InkMeister Light has already been part of Bernie for quite some time and offers text printing support from 8-bit software such as AppleWorks. InkMeister Pro extends these capabilities by adding truly sophisticated printing support for text and graphic printing under GS/OS. This release handles

 basic graphic objects (circles, rectangles, lines, points)
 text

It does not support yet:

- long text
- pixmaps
- regions

InkMeister Pro is a software shipping in two parts. One part is integrated into Bernie, the other half is a custom printer driver that comes on a tiny disk image ("InkMeister Pro Driver"). To install InkMeister Pro, follow these steps:

 launch Bernie
 mount the "InkMeister Pro Driver" image
 copy the InkMeister Pro driver to the folder *:System:Drivers: on your GS/OS startup disk
 now open the control panels from the Apple menu (in the emulated IIgs, not on your Mac)
 open the "DC Printer" panel
 select "InkMeister" in the "Printer Type" list. (You can ignore the upper list.)

Congratulations, now you can print from within GS/OS!!

Please keep this in your mind:

 always enter a valid page range when printing. Most applications do deal properly with low-level printer records, but for example AppleWorks GS makes quite a mess if you leave these fields blank.
 almost all controls in the InkMeister Page Setup and Print dialogs are not wired. They simply do nothing. Exceptions: the color blend box and the page range do work.

We welcome your comments to make this product a no-compromise printing solution. The best place for your feedback is Bernie's mailing list. If you are encountering problems and you don't want to post on the mailing list, please do not contact tech support but the InkMeister author directly at hochstrasse@ubaclu.unibas.ch.

 1998 F.E.Systems Emulation Technologies
