Quickdraw Gx; Introduction; Quickdraw Gx Compatibility - GCC Technologies Elite XL User Manual

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Chapter

Introduction

QuickDraw GX

QuickDraw GX is Apple Computer's new printing and typographic system
software. This guide is a brief introduction to the new printing features pro-
vided with QuickDraw GX and to the specific printing interface provided by
GCC QuickDraw GX Postscript printer drivers.
Note: Additional information about QuickDraw GX printing can be obtained through
Macintosh Guide, the online help system installed with System 7.5. To access the
information, click the question mark icon on the right side of the menu bar and select
Macintosh Guide. When the main Macintosh Guide dialog box appears, click Printer
& Fonts from the Topics scroll box on the left.
Installing QuickDraw GX is a separate procedure included with System 7.5.
Please refer to your System 7.5 documentation for installation instructions.

QuickDraw GX compatibility

QuickDraw GX requires Macintosh System 7.5. Beyond that, many applica-
tions do not yet support QuickDraw GX. There are three levels of QuickDraw
GX compatibility:
• Unadopted – Applications that do not support QuickDraw GX will display
Page Setup and Print dialog boxes that are variants of the standard
QuickDraw GX dialog boxes. QuickDraw GX can be disabled in
unadoptive applications via the Turn Desktop printing On/Off option in the
Apple Menu. Turning off desktop printing substitutes the LaserWriter 7.2
printer driver for the currently selected GCC QuickDraw GX printer driver.
(See pages 5-14 to 5-16.)
• Aware – GX aware applications offer full support of QuickDraw GX Page
Setup and Print dialog boxes, and Desktop printing.
• Savvy – GX savvy applications offer full support of QuickDraw GX Page
Setup and Print dialog boxes, and Desktop printing. GX savvy applications
also support the advanced typographic capabilities provided by QuickDraw
GX. The guide does not cover QuickDraw GX typographic capabilities.
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