Re: applescript-users digest, Vol 3 #2492 - 18 msgs
Re: applescript-users digest, Vol 3 #2492 - 18 msgs
- Subject: Re: applescript-users digest, Vol 3 #2492 - 18 msgs
- From: Rich Carroll <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 10:10:36 -0600
I am using CrackerJack to batch process these PDF files to include crops and
plates names. CrackerJack is a plug in for Acrobat, and is not scriptable.
The issue is really that my machine (dual 2ghz G5) is too fast. If I use a
7600 power Mac, I don't have the problem, since it spools so much slower.
This is why I was trying to slow down the print center on my G5.
Who would've thought that a machine could be too fast?
It sounds like I can't do what I wanted to do, so I'll have to stick with
using the older machine, ugh.
Rich
Message: 18
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:58:19 -0500
From: Graff <email@hidden>
Subject: Re: Print center delay
To: Rich Carroll <email@hidden>
Cc: email@hidden
Status is read only, meaning that you can't change it - you can only
see what the printer is doing.
Why not just create a script to print the PDFs, you could do something
like this:
------------
on open theFiles
try
tell application "Printer Setup Utility"
if (count of theFiles) is greater than 1 then
repeat with aFile in theFiles
repeat while status of current printer is not idle
delay 5
end repeat
open aFile
-- uncomment delay line if needed
-- delay 2
end repeat
else
if status of current printer is idle then open theFiles
end if
end tell
end try
end open
------------
Save this script as an application and leave the stay open checkbox
unchecked. Then just drag the items you want to print onto the
application you created and they should only print when the printer
status is idle. You might want to uncomment the small delay statement
in the outer repeat loop because there is often lag between when a job
is created and when the printer status changes. That way you won't get
a bunch of jobs filling up the queue quickly and jamming it.
-Ken
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