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From: D.M. Procida on 22 Mar 2010 15:11
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> > > Is there any way of turning this off?
>
> > Lock the document (in the Finder's 'Get info' window)?
> >
> > But it's clunky, and won't work if you've revised, saved and printed in
> > that order.
>
> Easiest, if you are confident that you can remember what you've just
> done since you last saved, so you don't need to save again, is simply to
> close the document after printing, but without saving. Cmd-W, Cmd-D.

The problem isn't how to save it, it's how to be confident about the
state of the file! - given that the application has just cast the matter
into wholly uncalled-for ambiguity.

It certainly doesn't help when you have several related documents (some
translations of each other) on the go at once, on whch you've been
working for several days. The last thing you need then is doubt about
the state of your work.

Daniele
From: Chris Ridd on 22 Mar 2010 15:17
On 2010-03-22 19:11:25 +0000, D.M. Procida said:

> Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>> Is there any way of turning this off?
>>
>>> Lock the document (in the Finder's 'Get info' window)?
>>>
>>> But it's clunky, and won't work if you've revised, saved and printed in
>>> that order.
>>
>> Easiest, if you are confident that you can remember what you've just
>> done since you last saved, so you don't need to save again, is simply to
>> close the document after printing, but without saving. Cmd-W, Cmd-D.
>
> The problem isn't how to save it, it's how to be confident about the
> state of the file! - given that the application has just cast the matter
> into wholly uncalled-for ambiguity.

A workaround might be to Export (not print) to PDF, which doesn't
change the doc, then print that PDF. That could be automated using
folder actions to do the actual print.

> It certainly doesn't help when you have several related documents (some
> translations of each other) on the go at once, on whch you've been
> working for several days. The last thing you need then is doubt about
> the state of your work.

In which case turning on change tracking in your working documents
might be helpful.

--
Chris

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