Digital BW, The Print

I'm looking for help from any mac osx users. I just installed a cis system on my 
2200 and want to keep it clear of troubles. I know that letting it sit idle is asking 
for trouble. I was thinking of using the startup feature to automatically start the 
computer every day, then have a script in the startup items that will print an 
image to keep the heads working at least once per day. I don't know anything 
about scripts, or if I even need to do it this way. Any ideas to accomplish my 
mission?

> I don't know
> anything 
> about scripts, or if I even need to do it this way. Any ideas to 
> accomplish my 
> mission?

There are a number of GUI utilities available for OS X to accomplish
start up tasks such as you envision.

Check the following freeware item on VersionTracker.  Sounds like it
might be what you want:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11363

Ken Frazier
Weston, CT  USA

This utility is not much different than just putting an script in the startup folder. I 
still need to create a script.


 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Frazier <
kennybod@m...> wrote:

> > I don't know
> > anything 
> > about scripts, or if I even need to do it this way. Any ideas to 
> > accomplish my 
> > mission?
> 
> There are a number of GUI utilities available for OS X to accomplish
> start up tasks such as you envision.
> 
> Check the following freeware item on VersionTracker.  Sounds like it
> might be what you want:
> 
> http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11363
> 
> Ken Frazier
> Weston, CT  USA

> then have a script in the startup items that will
> print an 
> image to keep the heads working at least once per day.

My apologies for the earlier mis-reading, Dave.

Question:  What application will you be using to print the image?

Ken

My normal app for printing is Photoshop but it appears that "print" is not a 
scriptable function under Photoshop and AppleScript . I thought maybe 
preview would work? I don't really care what app does the print as long as a 
print goes through the printer. I'm trying to figure it out, but thought maybe the 
knowledge here would help.
dave

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Frazier <
kennybod@m...> wrote:

> > then have a script in the startup items that will
> > print an 
> > image to keep the heads working at least once per day.
> 
> My apologies for the earlier mis-reading, Dave.
> 
> Question:  What application will you be using to print the image?
> 
> Ken

Thanks for the input Ken, I didn't meen to snip, if it came accross that way.
Dave 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Tevis" <
dave@t...> wrote:
> 
> My normal app for printing is Photoshop but it appears that "print" is not a 
> scriptable function under Photoshop and AppleScript . I thought maybe 
> preview would work? I don't really care what app does the print as long as a 
> print goes through the printer. I'm trying to figure it out, but thought maybe 
the 

> knowledge here would help.
> dave
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Frazier <
> kennybod@m...> wrote:
> > > then have a script in the startup items that will
> > > print an 
> > > image to keep the heads working at least once per day.
> > 
> > My apologies for the earlier mis-reading, Dave.
> > 
> > Question:  What application will you be using to print the image?
> > 
> > Ken

> 'm trying to figure it out, but thought
> maybe the 
> knowledge here would help.

There's an iPhoto action script which uses Photoshop 7, and another
script which uses Graphic Converter.  I have Photoshop Elements, so
can't use the former, but the print function works with Graphic
Converter, which I have.  Probably will work very well with Photoshop,
since that's the point of the script.

This script works through iPhoto and can work as a startup script, since
iPhoto is eminently scriptable.

All you have to do is plug in your variables, i.e., image file name,
etc. 

It's part of a package you can download at the following:

http://www.apple.com/applescript/iphoto/

On this page you'll see this:

> 
> The iPhoto scripts collection, detailed below, provides examples of
how to automate your use of this elegant application. Click here to
download the collection.
> 
> 
> IPHOTO SCRIPTS
> 
> 
> Do Photoshop Action - This script will open the selected images one at
a time in Adobe Photoshop, perform an indicated action, and then save
the image to a chosen location. This script uses  Adobe Photoshop with
the Photoshop Scripting Plug-in.


worth a try....

Ken

Ken,

That site was perfect. Not for the IPhoto stuff but the enable photoshop 
scripting. After loading the PS scripting capablities... which does not come 
with when you buy PS... you can't "print" straight through a script but you can 
run a ps action! Thats perfect... I can create an action to open and print a file in 
PS! So... auto start the mac through prefences > run a script on startup that will 
launch PS and run an action that contains the print file comand. Thanks so 
much for the help.

Any other ideas?

Dave



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Frazier <
kennybod@m...> wrote:

> > 'm trying to figure it out, but thought
> > maybe the 
> > knowledge here would help.
> 
> There's an iPhoto action script which uses Photoshop 7, and another
> script which uses Graphic Converter.  I have Photoshop Elements, so
> can't use the former, but the print function works with Graphic
> Converter, which I have.  Probably will work very well with Photoshop,
> since that's the point of the script.
> 
> This script works through iPhoto and can work as a startup script, since
> iPhoto is eminently scriptable.
> 
> All you have to do is plug in your variables, i.e., image file name,
> etc. 
> 
> It's part of a package you can download at the following:
> 
> http://www.apple.com/applescript/iphoto/
> 
> On this page you'll see this:
> 
> > 
> > The iPhoto scripts collection, detailed below, provides examples of
> how to automate your use of this elegant application. Click here to
> download the collection.
> > 
> > 
> > IPHOTO SCRIPTS
> > 
> > 
> > Do Photoshop Action - This script will open the selected images one at
> a time in Adobe Photoshop, perform an indicated action, and then save
> the image to a chosen location. This script uses  Adobe Photoshop with
> the Photoshop Scripting Plug-in.
> 
> 
> worth a try....
> 
> Ken

> Any other ideas?

After my budget allows me to spring for Photoshop 7, I'll get back to
you!  :-)

Right now, I'm working my way through VueScan and Graphic Converter,
trying to set up a script(s) for those two apps.  I might need lots of
help with this.

Ken

At 12:58 AM +0000 11/16/04, Dave Tevis wrote:
>I'm looking for help from any mac osx users. I just installed a cis 
>system on my
>2200 and want to keep it clear of troubles. I know that letting it 
>sit idle is asking
>for trouble. I was thinking of using the startup feature to 
>automatically start the
>computer every day, then have a script in the startup items that will print an
>image to keep the heads working at least once per day. I don't know anything
>about scripts, or if I even need to do it this way. Any ideas to accomplish my
>mission?

I have two 1160s, Dave, each with a cis, one with MIS's sepia pigment 
inkset in it, the other with MediaStreet's Gen 4 CMYK pigmented inks 
in it except that I replace its hybrid pigment-dye K with the MIS 
pigment K. I still print on them from OS 9.1.

Each morning when I'm at home, I turn on the printers before I start 
the computer to download e-mail. And before I do the e-mail, I do a 
nozzle check on each printer and, if necessary (rarely), a head 
cleaning and another nozzle check. Then I turn the printers off, 
sometimes until the next morning. Occasionally for a few weeks when I 
go away. But even that hasn't led to any problems yet. I typically 
come home to perfect nozzle checks. None of this is scripted, but 
that seems to me a good idea if you don't mind to learn how to do 
scripts.
--
Sam

Or print it from a web browser.
Mark

On Nov 15, 2004, at 9:16 PM, Dave Tevis wrote:

>
>  My normal app for printing is Photoshop but it appears that "print" 
> is not a
>  scriptable function under Photoshop and AppleScript . I thought maybe
>  preview would work? I don't really care what app does the print as 
> long as a
>  print goes through the printer. I'm trying to figure it out, but 
> thought maybe the
>  knowledge here would help.
>  dave
>
>  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Frazier <
>  kennybod@m...> wrote:
>  > > then have a script in the startup items that will
>  > > print an
>  > > image to keep the heads working at least once per day.
>  >
>  > My apologies for the earlier mis-reading, Dave.
>  >
>  > Question:� What application will you be using to print the image?
>  >
>  > Ken
>
>
>
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