From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Herb Martin" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Problem with Emacs -> Windows -> printer Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 19:47:14 GMT Organization: Road Runner - Texas Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <6zUWa.144007$hV.9308877@twister.austin.rr.com> References: <1a61f7e5.0308010811.5063579e@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1059854125 5334 80.91.224.253 (2 Aug 2003 19:55:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 19:55:25 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 02 21:55:39 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19j2Ta-0008CE-00 for ; Sat, 02 Aug 2003 21:55:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19j2PM-0000We-KO for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 02 Aug 2003 15:51:16 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!cyclone.socal.rr.com!news-west.rr.com!news.rr.com!cyclone.austin.rr.com!twister.austin.rr.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 17 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.68.35.45 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com Original-X-Trace: twister.austin.rr.com 1059853634 66.68.35.45 (Sat, 02 Aug 2003 14:47:14 CDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 14:47:14 CDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:115639 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:11557 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:11557 > Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid I'm not in your league. I suspect I > am a longish lecture away from understanding either "share the > printer" or "set Emacs to do". A friend of mine proposes to help me > switch over to Linux, and maybe that will do the job. Linux is a fine operating system -- but don't expect it to be eaiser than Windows. In fact for beginners, part of the point of Windows is to "hide the gory details". Note: This can actually make Windows more irritating for experts as they have to sift through the obsfucation. (Similar to the original Macintosh.) Linux can be made easy. Windows can be customized. Both require effort and study.