304 Macintosh
User's
Handbook
Also, the printer generates a considerable
amount
of
noise
especially when printing repeated patterns such as lines
or
Mac
Paint
images. The construction
of
the printer
is
such
that
the
paper
must lie behind the unit
upon
the connecting cables.
This
not
only increases the space the
printer
utilizes,
but
also it
does not allow the
paper
to
lie flat. This could cause
paper
feed
problems.
The
only suggestion
we
have
to
remedy the first problem
would be to unload the
paper
feed when the
printer
is
not in
use. The latter two problems could be solved with a covered
printer stand sold
at
many
computer
supply stores. This would
help
dampen
the noise
and
would allow the
paper
to
reside
below the stand.
Outside
of
the normal MacWrite
and
MacPaint
print
sequence, there are only two printer operations* which you
can
perform
on
the Mac. The first
is
to
print the active window.
If
the Command, Shift,
and
4 keys are pressed simultaneously,
the printer will
output
the window which
is
presently active.
If
there
is
no
print
job
in action, the active window will be
printed.
The second print
command
is
similar
to
the first. Pressing
the
Command, Shift, Caps Lock,
and
4 keys will cause the
printer
to
print the entire Mac screen display. While the Mac
is
sending the
printer
the
print
data,
the screen will freeze. Note
that
such items as the pointer, Mac
Paint
tools,
and
menu titles
are
not
part
of
an
active window
and
will not
appear
in the
printout unless Caps Lock
is
depressed.
• At the time
of
writing this book the Macintosh programming languages,
Macintosh BASIC
and
Pascal, have
not
been published. They will probably
enable
the.
Mac user
to
exercise more direct control over the printer.
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