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New KB articles on OS X: Printer support; more

New KB articles on OS X: Printer support; more

CNET staff
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The latest crop of Apple Knowledge Base articles on OS X 10.x:

106516: Mac OS X 10.1: Includes PPDs for Many PostScript Printers states: "Mac OS X 10.1 installs PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files necessary to use many Apple LaserWriter and third-party PostScript printers. It also notes new printing features in OS X 10.1:

    A new feature for Mac OS X 10.1 is automatic queue creation for USB PostScript printers that use TBCP. When you connect a USB PostScript printer to your computer for the first time, a printer queue is created automatically, and the proper PPD is associated with that printer. If that printer's PPD is not available, the Generic PPD will be automatically associated with that printer and queue. To associate a different PPD with the USB PostScript printer, open Print Center, delete the old printer from the Printer List, then add a new printer and select the specific PPD file you wish be used from the Printer Model pop-up menu.

    When adding a printer in Print Center that is connected to your printer via AppleTalk, the PPD can also be selected automatically for you, unless you choose one specifically from the Printer Model pop-up menu.

    See also 106490: Mac OS X 10.1: Many Third-Party Ink Jet Printer Drivers Are Included.

106518: Mac OS X 10.1: Classic Startup Graphics Incorrect With Video Mirroring states: "When using Mac OS X on a PowerBook connected to an external display that is set to mirror the first, the graphics displayed during the Classic startup sequence will be incorrect on the primary display and are not drawn at all on the second display. When Classic has finished starting up, the anomalies will disappear as windows are moved over them.

106519: Mac OS X: How to Troubleshoot Errors When Running CGIs helps resolve common issues that can arise when enabling CGIs on Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server versions 10.0 and later.

106520: Mac OS X Server 10.1: How to Enable SSI explains how to enable SSI (Server Side Includes) on Mac OS X Server.