From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il> Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Can't Print with Emacs 21.2 on WindowsXP Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 07:53:01 +0200 (IST) Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.1021104074926.2597A-100000@is> References: <3dc5c7c1_5@nopics.sjc> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1036390207 4185 80.91.224.249 (4 Nov 2002 06:10:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 06:10:07 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: <help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org> Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 188aQw-00014X-00 for <gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org>; Mon, 04 Nov 2002 07:10:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 188aNc-0000OP-00; Mon, 04 Nov 2002 01:06:32 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 188aAY-00034m-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:53:02 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 188aAV-00034L-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:53:00 -0500 Original-Received: from is.elta.co.il ([199.203.121.2]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 188aAT-00033A-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:52:58 -0500 Original-Received: from is (is [199.203.121.2]) by is.elta.co.il (8.9.3/8.8.8) with SMTP id HAA02706 for <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>; Mon, 4 Nov 2002 07:53:02 +0200 (IST) X-Sender: eliz@is Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <3dc5c7c1_5@nopics.sjc> Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help> List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> List-Subscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>, <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe> List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>, <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs/> Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:3265 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:3265 On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, Doug M wrote: > Can't print with emacs on WindowsXP. Other apps do. > Can't find .emacs file, but found .emacs.d directory. Hmm? > Made sure ps-printer-name and printer-name were set to one of "LPT1", "USB", > and "USB001" with the printer connected as indicated. Did this with M-x > set-variable. Looked with C-h v <var name> and noted descriptions. Also > made sure lpr-command and ps-lpr-command were the empty string, i.e. "" . > > Looked in emacs manual (C-h i mEmacs) for instructions. Hence above > approach. The Emacs manual has Windows-specific instructions in the node named "MS-DOS Printing" (don't be turned off by its name: it's not only for DOS). Did you read that as well? If so, did you try the port-capture method or the "net use" method? Can you get a text file printed on that machine by typing this from the DOS box: copy foo.txt lpt1 ?