Re: Doc-string and default of ps-font-size

[Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>]

Christian Schlauer wrote:
> Hello!
>
> In the Emacs 22 branch, ps-font-size is documented like this:
>
> ,----[ C-h v ps-font-size ]
> | ps-font-size is a variable defined in `ps-print.el'.
> | Its value is (7 . 8.5)
> | 
> | Documentation:
> | *Font size, in points, for ordinary text, when generating PostScript.
> | 
> | You can customize this variable.
> `----
>
> It doesn't explain why there are two values. Clicking on `customize'
> does reveal that the first value is for landscape and the second for
> portrait mode. Something like that should be added to the doc-string.
>
> But the actual reason why I write is that IMO, the font size should be
> the same for both portrait and landscape mode by default. I think the
> portrait font size is fine. Like most people (I guess) I usually print
> portrait, and when I deliberately decide to print something in
> landscape, I expect that it'll look the same, just with longer lines.
> I don't expect a smaller font.
>
> Now Emacs is acting too preemptive here and seems to think "whoah,
> need to squeeze more on each line because the user requested
> landscape". Then user walks to the printer, sees and thinks "D'oh!
> Won't be able to read this late at night (or on the bus) because the
> font size is smaller than usual."
>
> Regards,
>
> Christian
>   

Sorry for the delay.

Glenn Morris has already fixed the ps-font-size docstring in Emacs 22 
branch and trunk.

I've just fixed other ps-*-font-size docstring in Emacs 22 branch, trunk 
and Emacs Unicode.


Thanks for your report,


Vinicius