Description: GS/OS 5.0.2: Solves "No Finder" Printing Problem
Header: GS/OS 5.0.2: Solves "No Finder" Printing Problem


 This article last revieId: 4 January 1990

 TOPIC ---------------------------------------------

 I have a problem on my Apple IIGS lab (LocalTalk and GS/OS 5.0 with the
 current
 version of Aristotle) when I start from Aristotle on disk, bypassing the
 Finder.  I log on and run Chooser.II from Aristotle to choose an ImageWriter.
 When I try to print from AppleWorks or various MECC applications nothing
 happens.

 For the lab to function in an orderly manner, students need to start from disk
 and be able to choose a printer.  Do you have an workaround?  Also, just what
 file is it that holds the name of the chosen printer?

 DISCUSSION ----------------------------------------

 Upgrading to GS/OS 5.0.2 resolves this issue.  This version of GS/OS, when
 used
 with the "No Finder" startup disk, defaults to the user's assigned printer set
 in the AppleShare Admin program.

 When using GS/OS 5.0.2, you needn't use Chooser.II to make network printer
 choices.  If you use a Finder startup disk, the Control Panel provides the
 printer choice via the various printer Control Panel devices. With a "No
 Finder" startup disk, the printer choice is made in AppleShare Admin's Apple
 II
 menu.  When starting up across the network, the printer choice is also made in
 the AppleShare Admin program.

 However, if students must dynamically change the printer they use, Chooser.II
 is required in the "No Finder" and network startup procedures. When running
 Chooser.II from the server, the printer selection is stored in the ATINIT file
 located in "USERS/(user's logon name)/ATINIT" on the server. This overrides
 the
 choice in the AppleShare Admin setup during this signon. After the user signs
 off and back on in these two startup procedures, the default printer will be
 the one set in the AppleShare Admin setup.

 Should the desired results be "one student assigned to one printer," then
 GS/OS
 5.0.2 smoothly handles this situation by using the AppleShare Admin setup
 during a "No Finder" startup.
 Copyright 1990 Apple Computer, Inc.
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