NewDeal Hot Tip 1616

GEOS.INI: [printer]

printers = <list>

Contains a list of all the installed print devices. The list may placed across several lines and should be enclosed with curly braces. Each entry in the list must have its own category in the GEOS.INI file defining the driver, device name, port, and type. This is usually taken care of automatically by Preferences.

count = <number>

Specifies the number of devices listed above

numberOfPrinters = <number>

Specifies the number of devices that are printers

numberOfFaxes = <number>

Specifies the number of devices that are faxes

defaultPrinter = <number>

Specifies which device is the default

[<specific print device name>]

This category of the GEOS.INI file describes a specific print device. There may be multiple categories like this, one for each device. These categories are usually created by Preferences.

device = <device name>

Name of the device (as specified in the list in Preferences)

driver = <file name>

NewDeal file name of the driver file

port = <LPT1-3|COM1-4|FILE>

Default output port for the print device

type = <number>

Type of print device, usually zero.

Last Modified 5 Mar 1999