Print to Encapsulated PostScript File Option Disabled (114559)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q114559 SUMMARY
The Windows NT PostScript printer driver user interface has an option to
force all jobs sent to a particular PostScript printer to be converted to
an encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file instead of being sent to the print
device. This option is disabled (grayed out) and cannot be enabled.
MORE INFORMATION
To view this option, create a PostScript printer in Print Manager, select
this printer, and choose the Properties option from the Printer menu. Next,
select the Details button, then select the Job Defaults button, then select
the Options button. In the Print To dialog box, the option that indicates a
choice of printing to Printer or Encapsulated PostScript File is
permanently set to Printer; the Encapsulated PostScript File option is
unavailable.
This option was built into previous Windows PostScript drivers to let
people generate EPS graphics from any application, including applications
like Notepad that do not natively have code to create EPS graphics. This
was an important feature in earlier versions of Windows, when few
applications could create EPS graphics natively. Today, most people who
want to generate EPS graphics use more sophisticated applications that can
generate these graphics by themselves.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/20/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprint KB114559 |
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