TOC | INDEX |
D. BACKGROUNDER MENUS
File menu
Open Status Window and Close Status Window: Opens and closes the Backgrounder status window. The Backgrounder continues to work if the status window is closed.
Log Files: The Backgrounder has the ability to create and maintain a sequential history file, or Log file, of Backgrounder print jobs. This Log file can be enabled and manipulated with the following commands of the File menu:
New Log File: Selects a new file in which to maintain your ongoing Backgrounder printing log.
Save Copy of Log as: Saves the current Log file to a new file name or location of your specification.
Start Recording Log: Begins logging print history. Before the Log file is started, you are asked to specify a Log file in which to save your processed print job entries. When logging begins, this option dims.
Stop Recording Log: Stops logging print history. This option dims once print logging stops.
Get Info: Provides additional information about the currently selected print job. Click on the processing job or any job in the queue, before selecting Get Info.
Quit: Exits the Backgrounder. Note that you cannot quit while a job is being processed (see Stop Processing on the following page). All jobs in the queue are retained and processed when Backgrounder is next started.
NOTE: The spool files are stored in the “Spool Folder,” inside the “System Folder.” If these files are deleted, the corresponding print jobs will be lost, and must be printed again.
Admin menu
Stop Processing: Stops the Backgrounder from processing any jobs, although it will still receive them and add them to the queue. A dialog box is displayed if Stop Processing is selected while Backgrounder is processing a job, asking when the job should be put on hold. The Backgrounder status box in the
38 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh