Remove an unwanted PDF name from the Print dialog
Aug 11, '03 09:37:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
Aug 11, '03 09:37:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
I don't know if anyone else has had this happen or not, but it happened to me and I finally fixed it. All of a sudden, whenever I chose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog box, the name was set to 1040f.pdf, which I had used as a name for a pdf file in the past. This was not a huge problem but annoying none the less.
The fix was to open the file com.apple.print.custompresets.plist in my ~/Library -> Preferences folder, and twiddle triangles until I found a property with this name and delete it. I used Property list editor, but I assume you could use TextEdit as well.
I believe from where I found this property that I now know the cause. I think that I had input this file name right after saving a preset in the print dialog box, as the property showed up under one of my presets. I am now back to a bland untitled in the dialog box. I hope this is useful to someone.
[robg adds: In testing, I couldn't make Print Center save a PDF name as part of the preferences file, but I figured this might be useful to someone else who had done so. Look for a key named "com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMSaveAsPDF" (at least, that's my guess based on the other key names) and delete it.]
The fix was to open the file com.apple.print.custompresets.plist in my ~/Library -> Preferences folder, and twiddle triangles until I found a property with this name and delete it. I used Property list editor, but I assume you could use TextEdit as well.
I believe from where I found this property that I now know the cause. I think that I had input this file name right after saving a preset in the print dialog box, as the property showed up under one of my presets. I am now back to a bland untitled in the dialog box. I hope this is useful to someone.
[robg adds: In testing, I couldn't make Print Center save a PDF name as part of the preferences file, but I figured this might be useful to someone else who had done so. Look for a key named "com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMSaveAsPDF" (at least, that's my guess based on the other key names) and delete it.]
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