This document describes how to print the document.
In part this will depend on the type of printer you have. The
explanation in this document is specific to the LaserJet 4M printer
located in TEC 114 and in SH 205, however the standard setup should
work with any printer.
Sending the DISSc.dps file to the Printer
To print a file, use the Unix print command
lpr DISSc.dps
This will produce output which is sent directly to the printer queue.
Depending on the local configuration, it may be necessary to choose
a different printer queue. To choose the queue lp1 execute the
command:
lpr -Plp1 DISSc.dps
Please do not do this unless it is a final, finished copy as it slows down
printer for others.
If you are not using disstool,or are not using the network
of workstations at USM, the filetypes are ordinarily .dps for the
postscript output from dvips. The files have been changed locally for
a purpose. Having a different name allows postscript files created
by dvips (which can be regenerated) to be removed automatically from
the filespace. It is assumed that .ps and .PS, .eps, and .EPS
files are images which should not be removed.
Adjusting the Margins and Layout
Depending on the printer you are using, you may have to adjust the
margins to conform with the requirments of the Graduate School.
The margins used in this document print correctly on the printer
using the make option, or equivelently. The teTeX files should
have the options correctly set to process letter size paper.
This can be set by using the dvips -t letter option to produce the PostScript
file DISSc.ps, if it is not correctly set, or you may request that
your system adminstrator change TeX to produce documents for US letter
size using the commands:
texconfig dvips paper letter
texconfig xdvi us
It is recomended that the file /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/config.ps
be edited to prevent automatic printing of files after processing
by dvips. This can be done using
by editing the line containg
o |lpr
to
%o |lpr
Different printers may sometime produce different offsets.
To do this, you will have to edit the file DISSc.tex and modify the margin settings
in
\setlength{\topmargin}{-0.500in}
\setlength{\textheight}{8.75in}
\setlength{\textwidth}{5.9in}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.5in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0.5in}
Change the \oddsidemargin and \evenside margin to produce sheets which overlap, that
is, this document is formatted properly as a twosided document in which the odd
and even pages have exactly the same offset.
Having the same offset produces the effect of having only a single sided document.
Creating the Printable File DISSc.ps
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If you wish to produce a copy of the DISSc document suitable for printing,
use
make ps
This will produce the postscript file DISSc.ps which can be sent
to any postscript printer.
Note that the make command does include the -t letter option
to remove a4 command
which causes the printer in TEC 114 to pause.
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You can also produce the postscript file using the command
dvips -t letter DISSc
where the -t letter option is included to eliminate the inclusion of
the a4 option which causes the TEC 114 printer to pause.
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You can process the document using
dvips DISSc
Note that if you do adjust margins, you may have to readjust the margins
of the document to conform with the Graduate School requirements as the margins have been
correctly adjusted with the a4 option removed.
