Gawd! i hate computers... ( Pages '08 )
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From: The Translucent Amoebae on 27 Jul 2008 14:26 Again... i keep thinking ( because i'm retarded ) that Newer programs should do all the simple little things that much older ( from 20 years ago ) programs should be able to do... Like printing things. It turns out that although Pages '08 will allow me to create documents of any size that i want, Such as a large poster, IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PRINT IT...! i've actually done a little research into this; and it does, in fact, seem to be impossible. Curiously; If i simply transfer the poster to Numbers, Numbers will print it, in pieces, and then i can reassemble them. Graphic Converter can also do this; With OverLapping Edges...!!! And ClarisWorks could do this from 500 years ago. Gawd! i hate computers.
From: Pascal J. Bourguignon on 27 Jul 2008 14:51 The Translucent Amoebae <transamoebae(a)seanet.com> writes: > Again... > i keep thinking ( because i'm retarded ) that Newer programs should do > all the simple little things that much older ( from 20 years ago ) > programs should be able to do... > > Like printing things. > > It turns out that although Pages '08 will allow me to create documents > of any size that i want, > Such as a large poster, > IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PRINT IT...! > > i've actually done a little research into this; and it does, in fact, > seem to be impossible. > > Curiously; If i simply transfer the poster to Numbers, Numbers will > print it, in pieces, and then i can reassemble them. > > Graphic Converter can also do this; With OverLapping Edges...!!! > > And ClarisWorks could do this from 500 years ago. > > Gawd! i hate computers. Then why did you change from ClarisWorks to Pages? -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ "Logiciels libres : nourris au code source sans farine animale."
From: J.J. O'Shea on 27 Jul 2008 15:47 On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:51:02 -0400, Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote (in article <87ljznb1pl.fsf(a)hubble.informatimago.com>): > The Translucent Amoebae <transamoebae(a)seanet.com> writes: > >> Again... >> i keep thinking ( because i'm retarded ) that Newer programs should do >> all the simple little things that much older ( from 20 years ago ) >> programs should be able to do... >> >> Like printing things. >> >> It turns out that although Pages '08 will allow me to create documents >> of any size that i want, >> Such as a large poster, >> IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PRINT IT...! Interesting. This does not seem to be the case here. >> >> i've actually done a little research into this; and it does, in fact, >> seem to be impossible. Err... nope. Admittedly it is difficult with some printers (e.g., Brother HL-2070N lasers) but it is fairly simple with others (e.g., Brother MFC-440CN). The problem lies with the printer, not Pages. >> >> Curiously; If i simply transfer the poster to Numbers, Numbers will >> print it, in pieces, and then i can reassemble them. I can get Numbers to print the same way I can get Pages to print. >> >> Graphic Converter can also do this; With OverLapping Edges...!!! Ah. You're trying to print a _picture_. That's even easier. >> >> And ClarisWorks could do this from 500 years ago. >> >> Gawd! i hate computers. > > Then why did you change from ClarisWorks to Pages? > > > Because he's an idiot. -- email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com.
From: The Translucent Amoebae on 28 Jul 2008 12:41 On Jul 27, 11:51 am, p...(a)informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) wrote: > The Translucent Amoebae <transamoe...(a)seanet.com> writes: > > > > > Again... > > i keep thinking ( because i'm retarded ) that Newer programs should do > > all the simple little things that much older ( from 20 years ago ) > > programs should be able to do... > > > Like printing things. > > > It turns out that although Pages '08 will allow me to create documents > > of any size that i want, > > Such as a large poster, > > IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PRINT IT...! > > > i've actually done a little research into this; and it does, in fact, > > seem to be impossible. > > > Curiously; If i simply transfer the poster to Numbers, Numbers will > > print it, in pieces, and then i can reassemble them. > > > Graphic Converter can also do this; With OverLapping Edges...!!! > > > And ClarisWorks could do this from 500 years ago. > > > Gawd! i hate computers. > > Then why did you change from ClarisWorks to Pages? > > -- > __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ > > "Logiciels libres : nourris au code source sans farine animale." Because the computer was lost in a 'move'.
From: The Translucent Amoebae on 28 Jul 2008 12:42
On Jul 27, 12:47 pm, J.J. O'Shea <try.not...(a)but.see.sig> wrote: > On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:51:02 -0400, Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote > (in article <87ljznb1pl....(a)hubble.informatimago.com>): > > > The Translucent Amoebae <transamoe...(a)seanet.com> writes: > > >> Again... > >> i keep thinking ( because i'm retarded ) that Newer programs should do > >> all the simple little things that much older ( from 20 years ago ) > >> programs should be able to do... > > >> Like printing things. > > >> It turns out that although Pages '08 will allow me to create documents > >> of any size that i want, > >> Such as a large poster, > >> IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PRINT IT...! > > Interesting. This does not seem to be the case here. > > > > >> i've actually done a little research into this; and it does, in fact, > >> seem to be impossible. > > Err... nope. Admittedly it is difficult with some printers (e.g., Brother > HL-2070N lasers) but it is fairly simple with others (e.g., Brother > MFC-440CN). The problem lies with the printer, not Pages. > > > > >> Curiously; If i simply transfer the poster to Numbers, Numbers will > >> print it, in pieces, and then i can reassemble them. > > I can get Numbers to print the same way I can get Pages to print. > > > > >> Graphic Converter can also do this; With OverLapping Edges...!!! > > Ah. You're trying to print a _picture_. That's even easier. > > > > >> And ClarisWorks could do this from 500 years ago. > > >> Gawd! i hate computers. > > > Then why did you change from ClarisWorks to Pages? > > Because he's an idiot. > > -- > email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com. So what is the procedure for doing this... i've tried and tried, and it doesn't seem to want to do it...??? Thanx! |