* bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ?
@ 2020-11-30 12:52 Jon Krom
2020-11-30 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Jon Krom @ 2020-11-30 12:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 44962
On this web-page
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/PostScript-Variables.html
appears the sentence:
"Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
colors on black/white printers."
Shouldn't this be:
"Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
black/white on color printers."
Regards,
Thanks for this great editor,
Jon
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* bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ?
2020-11-30 12:52 bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ? Jon Krom
@ 2020-11-30 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-11-30 18:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-30 19:04 ` Jon Krom
0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2020-11-30 18:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jon; +Cc: 44962
> From: Jon Krom <jon@krom.eu>
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:52:06 +0100
>
> On this web-page
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/PostScript-Variables.html
>
> appears the sentence:
>
> "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
> colors on black/white printers."
>
> Shouldn't this be:
>
> "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
> black/white on color printers."
No, I don't think so. This setting is supposed to produce a better
looking printout on black/white printers, so it makes no sense to use
it when your printer supports colors.
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* bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ?
2020-11-30 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2020-11-30 18:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-01 10:09 ` Jon Krom
2020-11-30 19:04 ` Jon Krom
1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jean Louis @ 2020-11-30 18:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 44962, jon
* Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2020-11-30 21:54]:
> > From: Jon Krom <jon@krom.eu>
> > Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:52:06 +0100
> >
> > On this web-page
> >
> > https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/PostScript-Variables.html
> >
> > appears the sentence:
> >
> > "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
> > colors on black/white printers."
> >
> > Shouldn't this be:
> >
> > "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
> > black/white on color printers."
>
> No, I don't think so. This setting is supposed to produce a better
> looking printout on black/white printers, so it makes no sense to use
> it when your printer supports colors.
Then maybe:
"Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to produce
a better looking printout on black/white printers."
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* bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ?
2020-11-30 18:56 ` Jean Louis
@ 2020-12-01 10:09 ` Jon Krom
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jon Krom @ 2020-12-01 10:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jean Louis, Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 44962
On 30/11/2020 19.56, Jean Louis wrote:
> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2020-11-30 21:54]:
>>> From: Jon Krom <jon@krom.eu>
>>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:52:06 +0100
>>>
>>> On this web-page
>>>
>>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/PostScript-Variables.html
>>>
>>> appears the sentence:
>>>
>>> "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
>>> colors on black/white printers."
>>>
>>> Shouldn't this be:
>>>
>>> "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
>>> black/white on color printers."
>>
>> No, I don't think so. This setting is supposed to produce a better
>> looking printout on black/white printers, so it makes no sense to use
>> it when your printer supports colors.
>
> Then maybe:
>
> "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to produce
> a better looking printout on black/white printers."
Sounds good to me !
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* bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ?
2020-11-30 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-11-30 18:56 ` Jean Louis
@ 2020-11-30 19:04 ` Jon Krom
2020-11-30 19:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jon Krom @ 2020-11-30 19:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 44962
OK. Thanks for your feedback.
So, your explanation is clearer than the original.
One small additional comment. You write:
> [...] so it makes no sense to use
> it when your printer supports colors.
"No sense"? In fact, I quite often print my documents in
black-and-white only on my color-printer.
Best regards,
Jon
On 30/11/2020 19.53, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Jon Krom <jon@krom.eu>
>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:52:06 +0100
>>
>> On this web-page
>>
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/PostScript-Variables.html
>>
>> appears the sentence:
>>
>> "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
>> colors on black/white printers."
>>
>> Shouldn't this be:
>>
>> "Alternatively, you can set ps-print-color-p to black-white to print
>> black/white on color printers."
>
> No, I don't think so. This setting is supposed to produce a better
> looking printout on black/white printers, so it makes no sense to use
> it when your printer supports colors.
>
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* bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ?
2020-11-30 19:04 ` Jon Krom
@ 2020-11-30 19:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-11-30 19:43 ` Jon Krom
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2020-11-30 19:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jon; +Cc: 44962
> Cc: 44962@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Jon Krom <jon@krom.eu>
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:04:28 +0100
>
> One small additional comment. You write:
>
> > [...] so it makes no sense to use
> > it when your printer supports colors.
>
> "No sense"? In fact, I quite often print my documents in
> black-and-white only on my color-printer.
That corresponds to the value nil, not to the value black-and-white.
IOW, you want ps-print not to use colors at all.
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* bug#44962: Small mistake in emacs manual ?
2020-11-30 19:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2020-11-30 19:43 ` Jon Krom
2020-12-05 10:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jon Krom @ 2020-11-30 19:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 44962
OK. Clear. Thanks.
Perhaps possible to clarify that in the documentation ?
Thanks, Regards and: Stay Healthy!
Jon
On 30/11/2020 20.35, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Cc: 44962@debbugs.gnu.org
>> From: Jon Krom <jon@krom.eu>
>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:04:28 +0100
>>
>> One small additional comment. You write:
>>
>> > [...] so it makes no sense to use
>> > it when your printer supports colors.
>>
>> "No sense"? In fact, I quite often print my documents in
>> black-and-white only on my color-printer.
>
> That corresponds to the value nil, not to the value black-and-white.
> IOW, you want ps-print not to use colors at all.
>
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