From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim McNamara Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Adjusting page length in "Print buffer" command Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:20:48 -0600 Organization: ipHouse Message-ID: References: <85oefrhmt0.fsf@obelix.seki.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1105827791 16054 80.91.229.6 (15 Jan 2005 22:23:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:23:11 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 15 23:23:05 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CpwK0-0007kP-00 for ; Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:23:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CpwVm-0001vy-RM for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:35:14 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news.glorb.com!green.octanews.net!news-out.octanews.net!beige.iphouse.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:HtHSrZCh7q+KUk5cWUTudqfi1BQ= Original-Lines: 48 Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Jan 2005 16:20:46 CST Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@iphouse.net Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:127887 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:23374 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:23374 "Eli Zaretskii" writes: >> From: Tim McNamara Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 >> 09:57:29 -0600 >> Is there a way to do this simply via "Customize Emacs" that I have >> overlooked? > > Thru "Customize Emacs" should be possible. Did it fail for you? Yes. Well, rather, the settings are basically incomprehensible to me and I can't tell what to change to what value to achieve what I need. I often run into this in "Customize," actually, because the language used is unlike anything I am familiar with. I "grew up" with Macintoshes, not Unix or Lisp, and making sense of Emacs is always a bit of a challenge as a result. ;-) It's not really intuitive to look for setting the number of lines per page under "lpr-headers-switches." The name of that variable doesn't obviously have anything to do with pagination parameters. > Another, a bit shorter, way is by "M-x customize-variable RET". > Type "lpr-headers-switches" at the prompt, and then modify the value > in the Custom buffer and use the displayed buttons to save it for > this and future sessions. Nice shortcut! Modify which value to what? This is where relative newbies like myself get stuck. In the buffer, I have (with buttons of course): Lpr Headers Switches: Hide Value INS State: this option is unchanged from its standard setting. List of strings of options to request page headings in the printer program. Hide Rest If nil, we run `lpr-page-header-program' to make page headings and print the result. Parent groups: Lpr Unfortunately I am clueless as to what changes to make.... If I click on INS, there is a text field that appears, but I don't know what to put into it. Thanks for all your help (and patience), Eli!