printing with paps

printing with paps

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

I installed the new rcd-utilities.el and rcd-paps.el


Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2087:57: Warning: the function 
‘rcd-asciidoctor-preview’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing 
Disable logging
Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2086:54: Warning: the function 
‘rcd-asciidoc-preview’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing 
Disable logging
Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2041:25: Warning: the function 
‘prop-match-end’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing Disable logging
Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2040:27: Warning: the function 
‘prop-match-beginning’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing 
Disable logging
Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:285:10: Warning: the function 
‘prop-match-value’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing Disable 
logging
Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:283:33: Warning: the function 
‘text-property-search-forward’ is not known to be defined. Disable 
showing Disable logging

when I am doing a
M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view

answer
symbol's function definition is void rcd-paps-process-buffer

printing does not work and there are no additional options it the help 
menu for printing.

May be I should leave it for now.

May be I make mistakes that it doesn’t work.???
I know too little about Emacs yet.

sincere thanks for your endeavour to help me.

Gottfried


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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2023-01-02 14:07]:
> 
> Hi Jean,
> 
> I installed the new rcd-utilities.el and rcd-paps.el
> 
> 
> Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2087:57: Warning: the function
> ‘rcd-asciidoctor-preview’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing
> Disable logging
> Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2086:54: Warning: the function
> ‘rcd-asciidoc-preview’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing Disable
> logging
> Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2041:25: Warning: the function
> ‘prop-match-end’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing Disable logging
> Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:2040:27: Warning: the function
> ‘prop-match-beginning’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing Disable
> logging
> Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:285:10: Warning: the function
> ‘prop-match-value’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing Disable
> logging
> Warning (comp): rcd-utilities.el:283:33: Warning: the function
> ‘text-property-search-forward’ is not known to be defined. Disable showing
> Disable logging

Those warnings will not influence you while using rcd-paps.el package.

> when I am doing a
> M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view
> 
> answer
> symbol's function definition is void rcd-paps-process-buffer

Maybe you did not get really latest rcd-paps.el
https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/rcd-paps.el

It is very useful tool to generate PDF out of any buffer of Emacs.

Another issue is that I use latest `paps' from:

dov/paps: A text to postscript converter through pango:
https://github.com/dov/paps

`paps' command as compared to GNU `a2ps' or `enscript' supports
Unicode and emoji out of box. 

There is also basic markup that one can use:

Pango – 1.0: Text Attributes and Markup:
https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/pango_markup.html

theoretically is possible to write translator package to convert Emacs
Enriched mode, or any fontified Emacs buffer to pango markup and to
generate PDF files in colors.

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Re: printing with paps

[andrés ramírez]

Hi.

>>>>> "Jean" == Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

[...]


    Jean> theoretically is possible to write translator package to convert Emacs Enriched mode, or
    Jean> any fontified Emacs buffer to pango markup and to generate PDF files in colors.

C-u M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces. isn,t enough?

BR

Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

* andrés ramírez <rrandresf@hotmail.com> [2023-01-05 22:12]:
> Hi.
> 
> >>>>> "Jean" == Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
> 
>     Jean> theoretically is possible to write translator package to convert Emacs Enriched mode, or
>     Jean> any fontified Emacs buffer to pango markup and to generate PDF files in colors.
> 
> C-u M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces. isn,t enough?

Useful only for ASCII people. It can't display Unicode and can't
display Emoji.

Try displaying this with that command: čČĐŽžŠ ☺️

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Re: printing with paps

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

I have got

rcd-paps 0.3
rcd-utilities 2,12 dependency

installed


I checked
https://github.com/dov/paps

and downloaded the zip file.
But how can I install it, because I unpacked it in the Download 
directory, but there is no el. file so when I wanted to install it
the answer was there is no .el file.

How can I install it? May be I have it already installed,
but nevertheless I have problems to install such a package.
Which commands do I have to use?

thanks for help
Gottfried

Am 05.01.23 um 09:54 schrieb Jean Louis:

> 
> Maybe you did not get really latest rcd-paps.el
> https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/rcd-paps.el
> 
> It is very useful tool to generate PDF out of any buffer of Emacs.
> 
> Another issue is that I use latest `paps' from:
> 
> dov/paps: A text to postscript converter through pango:
> https://github.com/dov/paps
> 
> `paps' command as compared to GNU `a2ps' or `enscript' supports
> Unicode and emoji out of box.
> 
> There is also basic markup that one can use:
> 
> Pango – 1.0: Text Attributes and Markup:
> https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/pango_markup.html
> 
> theoretically is possible to write translator package to convert Emacs
> Enriched mode, or any fontified Emacs buffer to pango markup and to
> generate PDF files in colors.
> 

-- 
Kind regards

Gottfried



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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2023-01-06 15:56]:
> I checked
> https://github.com/dov/paps
> 
> and downloaded the zip file.

I install that one like this:

$ git clone https://github.com/dov/paps.git
$ ./configure

or 

$ ./configure --prefix=~/.local/share

$ make
$ make install

or as root:

# make install 

or

$ sudo make install

> But how can I install it, because I unpacked it in the Download directory,
> but there is no el. file so when I wanted to install it
> the answer was there is no .el file.

They don't have .el files, paps author is different, I am different,
but you are right, I could ask him to include the package later.


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Re: printing with paps

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

I successfully downloaded paps with
git,
but I had to install git first.
-----------------------------------------------------------
gfp@Tuxedo ~$ git clone https://github.com/dov/paps.git
Klone nach 'paps'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 551, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (81/81), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (55/55), done.
remote: Total 551 (delta 41), reused 51 (delta 24), pack-reused 470
Empfange Objekte: 100% (551/551), 364.55 KiB | 434.00 KiB/s, fertig.
Löse Unterschiede auf: 100% (315/315), fertig.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

there are som many git packages, which one are still useful to install?

----------------------------------------------------------------------

I am using "GNU Guix" as my OS distro.
-------------------------------------------------------------

I copied the downloaded directory "pags" into my emacs directory, where 
emacs is installed.

In my case:

/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/
----------------------------------------------------------
But now I didn't manage to install it.

which are the commands?

Those you proposed didn't work.

May be Guix (based on Guile, Scheme, Lisp) is different.

Earlier on  I installed paps through Guix System.

The command:

paps --help

worked already earlier in my terminal

But still I can't print with paps


Kind regards

Gottfried


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Am 06.01.23 um 14:19 schrieb Jean Louis:
> * Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2023-01-06 15:56]:
>> I checked
>> https://github.com/dov/paps
>>
>> and downloaded the zip file.
> 
> I install that one like this:
> 
> $ git clone https://github.com/dov/paps.git
> $ ./configure
> 
> or
> 
> $ ./configure --prefix=~/.local/share
> 
> $ make
> $ make install
> 
> or as root:
> 
> # make install
> 
> or
> 
> $ sudo make install
> 


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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2023-01-07 15:51]:
> I successfully downloaded paps with
> git,
> but I had to install git first.

Of course.

> -----------------------------------------------------------
> gfp@Tuxedo ~$ git clone https://github.com/dov/paps.git
> Klone nach 'paps'...
> remote: Enumerating objects: 551, done.
> remote: Counting objects: 100% (81/81), done.
> remote: Compressing objects: 100% (55/55), done.
> remote: Total 551 (delta 41), reused 51 (delta 24), pack-reused 470
> Empfange Objekte: 100% (551/551), 364.55 KiB | 434.00 KiB/s, fertig.
> Löse Unterschiede auf: 100% (315/315), fertig.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> there are som many git packages, which one are still useful to
> install?

I would say try to focus getting printing done. 

Software out there is so many, so always focus on what you really need
in your life.

Interest in software may waste decades of life, and you forget to do
your life.

> I am using "GNU Guix" as my OS distro.

I can't say that is distribution for beginners. There is also Guix
mailing list where you can write and ask for help on how to install
packages.

> I copied the downloaded directory "pags" into my emacs directory,
> where emacs is installed.

I do not know nothing about "pags" and maybe you meant "paps". But
that is not the way to install it.

I explained, you could install it in your home directory with

$ configure --prefix=~/.local/share
$ make
$ make install

> In my case:
> 
> /gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> But now I didn't manage to install it.

That is not place to install system command "paps". That is directory
which Emacs uses to install Emacs packages, but "paps" program is not
Emacs package. I have made Emacs package for it.

> Earlier on  I installed paps through Guix System.
> 
> The command:
> 
> paps --help
> 
> worked already earlier in my terminal

OK but that version may be outdated one.

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Re: printing with paps

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

here are all my packages installed in Emacs.

May be there is something missing.

   dockerfile-mode                1.7            installed 
Major mode for editing Docker's Dockerfiles
   eev                            20221204       installed 
Support for e-scripts (eepitch blocks, elisp hyperlinks, etc)
   ef-themes                      0.10.0         installed 
Colorful and legible themes
   htmlize                        1.57           installed 
Convert buffer text and decorations to HTML.
   pdf-tools                      1.0.0          installed 
Support library for PDF documents
   rcd-paps                       0.3            installed 
RCD PAPS Emacs Bindings to PAPS printing utilities
   scanner                        0.2            installed 
Scan documents and images
   dash                           2.19.1         dependency            A 
modern list library for Emacs
   rcd-utilities                  2.12           dependency 
RCD utilities for GNU Emacs Lisp
   tablist                        1.0            dependency 
Extended tabulated-list-mode
   allout                         2.3            built-in 
extensive outline mode for use alone and with other modes
   allout-widgets                 1.0            built-in 
Visually highlight allout outline structure.
   ansi-color                     3.4.2          built-in 
translate ANSI escape sequences into faces
   antlr-mode                     2.2.3          built-in 
major mode for ANTLR grammar files
   auth-source-pass               5.0.0          built-in 
Integrate auth-source with password-store
   backtrace                      1.0            built-in 
generic major mode for Elisp backtraces
   cc-mode                        5.33.1         built-in 
major mode for editing C and similar languages
   cedet                          2.0            built-in 
Setup CEDET environment
   cfengine                       1.4            built-in 
mode for editing Cfengine files
   cl-generic                     1.0            built-in 
CLOS-style generic functions for Elisp
   cl-lib                         1.0            built-in 
Common Lisp extensions for Emacs
   cl-print                       1.0            built-in 
CL-style generic printing
   ebnf2ps                        4.4            built-in 
translate an EBNF to a syntactic chart on PostScript
   ede                            1.2            built-in 
Emacs Development Environment gloss
   ediff                          2.81.6         built-in              a 
comprehensive visual interface to diff & patch
   eieio                          1.4            built-in 
Enhanced Implementation of Emacs Interpreted Objects
   eieio-core                     1.4            built-in 
Core implementation for eieio
   eldoc                          1.11.0         built-in 
Show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area
   epg                            1.0.0          built-in 
the EasyPG Library
   erc                            5.4            built-in 
An Emacs Internet Relay Chat client
   eshell                         2.4.2          built-in 
the Emacs command shell
   faceup                         0.0.6          built-in 
Markup language for faces and font-lock regression testing
   feedmail                       11             built-in 
assist other email packages to massage outgoing messages
   find-cmd                       0.6            built-in 
Build a valid find(1) command with sexps
   flymake                        1.2.2          built-in              A 
universal on-the-fly syntax checker
   flymake-proc                   1.0            built-in 
Flymake backend for external tools
   foldout                        1.10           built-in 
folding extensions for outline-mode and outline-minor-mode
   gnus                           5.13           built-in              a 
newsreader for GNU Emacs
   htmlfontify                    0.21           built-in 
htmlize a buffer/source tree with optional hyperlinks
   idlwave                        6.1.22         built-in 
IDL editing mode for GNU Emacs
   image-dired                    0.4.11         built-in 
use dired to browse and manipulate your images
   info-xref                      3              built-in 
check external references in an Info document
   isearchb                       1.5            built-in              a 
marriage between iswitchb and isearch
   js                             9              built-in 
Major mode for editing JavaScript
   json                           1.5            built-in 
JavaScript Object Notation parser / generator
   jsonrpc                        1.0.14         built-in 
JSON-RPC library
   let-alist                      1.0.6          built-in 
Easily let-bind values of an assoc-list by their names
   map                            3.2.1          built-in 
Map manipulation functions
   meta-mode                      1.0            built-in 
major mode for editing Metafont or MetaPost sources
   mh-e                           8.6snapshot    built-in 
GNU Emacs interface to the MH mail system
   mixal-mode                     0.4            built-in 
Major mode for the mix asm language.
   nadvice                        1.0            built-in 
Light-weight advice primitives for Elisp functions
   ntlm                           2.1.0          built-in 
NTLM (NT LanManager) authentication support
   org                            9.5.5          built-in 
Outline-based notes management and organizer
   package                        1.1.0          built-in 
Simple package system for Emacs
   printing                       6.9.3          built-in 
printing utilities
   project                        0.8.1          built-in 
Operations on the current project
   ps-mode                        1.1.9          built-in 
PostScript mode for GNU Emacs
   ps-print                       7.3.5          built-in 
print text from the buffer as PostScript
   pulse                          1.0            built-in 
Pulsing Overlays
   python                         0.28           built-in 
Python's flying circus support for Emacs
   ruby-mode                      1.2            built-in 
Major mode for editing Ruby files
   semantic                       2.2            built-in 
Semantic buffer evaluator.
   seq                            2.23           built-in 
Sequence manipulation functions
   so-long                        1.1.2          built-in 
Say farewell to performance problems with minified code.
   soap-client                    3.2.0          built-in 
Access SOAP web services
   sql                            3.6            built-in 
specialized comint.el for SQL interpreters
   srecode                        1.2            built-in 
Semantic buffer evaluator.
   svg                            1.1            built-in 
SVG image creation functions
   tabulated-list                 1.0            built-in 
generic major mode for tabulated lists
   thunk                          1.0            built-in 
Lazy form evaluation
   tildify                        4.6.1          built-in 
adding hard spaces into texts
   tramp                          2.5.3.28.2     built-in 
Transparent Remote Access, Multiple Protocol
   vera-mode                      2.28           built-in 
major mode for editing Vera files
   verilog-mode                   2021.9.23.89128420 built-in 
   major mode for editing verilog source in Emacs
   viper                          3.14.2         built-in              A 
full-featured Vi emulator for Emacs
   whitespace                     13.2.2         built-in 
minor mode to visualize TAB, (HARD) SPACE, NEWLINE
   xref                           1.3.0          built-in 
Cross-referencing commands
   sql-cassandra                  0.2.2          incompat     gnu 
Cassandra support for sql.el


Kind regards
Gottfried

Am 05.01.23 um 09:54 schrieb Jean Louis:

> 
> Maybe you did not get really latest rcd-paps.el
> https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/rcd-paps.el
> 
> It is very useful tool to generate PDF out of any buffer of Emacs.
> 
> Another issue is that I use latest `paps' from:
> 
> dov/paps: A text to postscript converter through pango:
> https://github.com/dov/paps
> 
> `paps' command as compared to GNU `a2ps' or `enscript' supports
> Unicode and emoji out of box.
> 
> There is also basic markup that one can use:
> 
> Pango – 1.0: Text Attributes and Markup:
> https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/pango_markup.html
> 
> theoretically is possible to write translator package to convert Emacs
> Enriched mode, or any fontified Emacs buffer to pango markup and to
> generate PDF files in colors.
> 

-


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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2023-01-06 16:46]:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> here are all my packages installed in Emacs.
> 
> May be there is something missing.

Nothing is missing.

You need to have paps command first, and I use that one from
Github, I gave you instructions how to download and install it. It
needs system administrator rights `root' or you install it in your
$HOME directory, like in ~/.local/share

If you have paps command, you can write in terminal

$ paps --help

and you will get this output, then let me know if it works, that is first.

Usage:
  paps [OPTION…] [text file]

Help Options:
  -h, --help                        Show help options

Application Options:
  --landscape                       Landscape output. (Default: portrait)
  --columns=NUM                     Number of columns output. (Default: 1)
  --font=DESC                       Set font. (Default: Monospace 12)
  -o, --output=DESC                 Output file. (Default: stdout)
  -v, --version                     Current version.
  --rtl                             Do right-to-left text layout.
  --separation-lines                Do draw separation lines between columns and headers and footers.
  --justify                         Justify the layout.
  --hyphens                         Show hyphens when wrapping.
  --wrap=WRAP                       Text wrapping mode [word, char, word-char]. (Default: word-char)
  --show-wrap                       Show characters for wrapping.
  --paper=PAPER                     Set paper size [legal, letter, a3, a4]. (Default: a4)
  --gravity=GRAVITY                 Base glyph rotation [south, west, north, east, auto]. (Defaut: auto)
  --gravity-hint=HINT               Base glyph orientation [natural, strong, line]. (Default: natural)
  --format=FORMAT                   Set output format [pdf, svg, ps]. (Default: ps)
  --bottom-margin=NUM               Set bottom margin in postscript point units (1/72 inch). (Default: 36)
  --top-margin=NUM                  Set top margin. (Default: 36)
  --right-margin=NUM                Set right margin. (Default: 36)
  --left-margin=NUM                 Set left margin. (Default: 36)
  --gutter-width=NUM                Set gutter width. (Default: 40)
  --header                          Draw page header for each page.
  --footer                          Draw page footer for each page.
  --title=TITLE                     Title string for page header (Default: filename/stdin).
  --header-left=HEADER_LEFT         Left side of the header. Default is localized date.
  --header-center=HEADER_CENTER     Center side of the header. Default is localized date.
  --header-right=HEADER_RIGHT       Right side of the header. Default is localized date.
  --footer-left=FOOTER_LEFT         Left side of the footer. Default is localized date.
  --footer-center=FOOTER_CENTER     Center side of the footer. Default is localized date.
  --footer-right=FOOTER_RIGHT       Right side of the footer. Default is localized date.
  --markup                          Interpret input text as pango markup.
  --encoding=ENCODING               Assume encoding of input text. (Default: UTF-8)
  --lpi=REAL                        Set the amount of lines per inch.
  --cpi=REAL                        Set the amount of characters per inch.
  --g-fatal-warnings=REAL           Make all glib warnings fatal.




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wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann

[Gottfried]

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Hallo,
ich wollte einen Puffer ausdrucken (das erste Mal)
und es gab diese Fehlermeldung:

lpr-print-region: Spooling...done: /home/gfp/.guix-profile/bin/lpr: 
Fehler - Kein voreingestelltes Ziel.

Wie kann ich das Ziel einstellen?

danke
Gottfried

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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann

[Jean Louis]

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* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-14 19:40]:
> Hallo,
> ich wollte einen Puffer ausdrucken (das erste Mal)
> und es gab diese Fehlermeldung:

So far best tool to print Emacs buffers that I have found is the
command `paps' as it supports correctly Unicode, also emoticons. Thus
you may try by installing `paps' tool from your Operating System
distribution.

Das beste Werkzeug zum Drucken von EMACS-Puffern, die ich gefunden
habe, ist der Befehl "paps", weil es richtig Unicode unterstützt, auch
Emoticons. Daher können Sie es versuchen, indem Sie das "PAPS"-Tool
aus Ihrer Betriebssystemverteilung installieren.

dov/paps: A text to postscript converter through pango:
https://github.com/dov/paps

Ich verwende folgende Funktionen:

(defun rcd-command-output-from-input (program input &rest args)
  "Return output string from PROGRAM with given INPUT string and optional ARGS."
  (let* ((output (with-temp-buffer
		   (insert input)
		   (apply #'call-process-region nil nil program t '(t nil) nil args)
		   (buffer-string))))
    output))

I am too often using landscape, you can adjust it for your needs.

(defun rcd-paps-process (text &optional format title &rest args)
  (let* ((format (or format "pdf"))
	 (title (or title (buffer-name)))
	 (length (length title))
	 (max 45)
	 (title (if (> length max) (substring title 0 max) title)))
    (apply 'rcd-command-output-from-input "paps" text "--format" format "--landscape" "--title" title "--header" args)))

(defun string-to-file-force (string file)
  "Prints string into file, matters not if file exists. Return FILE as file name."
  (with-temp-file file
    (insert string))
  file)

(defun rcd-paps-text-to-pdf (text &optional file-name title)
  (let* ((output (rcd-paps-process text "pdf" title))
	 (file-name (or file-name (concat (file-name-as-directory (getenv "HOME")) (read-string "File name without .pdf extension: ") ".pdf"))))
    (string-to-file-force output file-name)))

(defun rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view ()
  (interactive)
  (let ((output (rcd-paps-process-buffer))
	(file-name (rcd-temp-file-name nil "pdf")))
    (sleep-for 1)
    (start-process "evince" nil "evince" (string-to-file-force output file-name))))

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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

I installed paps with my System GNU Guix
and I copied
........................................
(defun rcd-command-output-from-input (program input &rest args)
 >    "Return output string from PROGRAM with given INPUT string and 
optional ARGS."
 >    (let* ((output (with-temp-buffer
 > 		   (insert input)
 > 		   (apply #'call-process-region nil nil program t '(t nil) nil args)
 > 		   (buffer-string))))
 >      output))

(defun rcd-paps-process (text &optional format title &rest args)
 >    (let* ((format (or format "pdf"))
 > 	 (title (or title (buffer-name)))
 > 	 (length (length title))
 > 	 (max 45)
 > 	 (title (if (> length max) (substring title 0 max) title)))
 >      (apply 'rcd-command-output-from-input "paps" text "--format" 
format "--landscape" "--title" title "--header" args)))
 >
 > (defun string-to-file-force (string file)
 >    "Prints string into file, matters not if file exists. Return FILE 
as file name."
 >    (with-temp-file file
 >      (insert string))
 >    file)
 >
 > (defun rcd-paps-text-to-pdf (text &optional file-name title)
 >    (let* ((output (rcd-paps-process text "pdf" title))
 > 	 (file-name (or file-name (concat (file-name-as-directory (getenv 
"HOME")) (read-string "File name without .pdf extension: ") ".pdf"))))
 >      (string-to-file-force output file-name)))
 >
 > (defun rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view ()
 >    (interactive)
 >    (let ((output (rcd-paps-process-buffer))
 > 	(file-name (rcd-temp-file-name nil "pdf")))
 >      (sleep-for 1)
 >      (start-process "evince" nil "evince" (string-to-file-force 
output file-name))))
..........................................
into my init.el file

How does now the program paps find my printer?
because when I wanted to print something it says
"kein voreingestelltes Ziel/No preset destination

What else do I have to do?
Do I have to install pags in emacs?
Do I have to add something in my init.el file to find the printer?

Sorry, but I am learning

thanks for help

Gottfried



Am 17.12.22 um 10:00 schrieb Jean Louis:
> * Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-14 19:40]:
>> Hallo,
>> ich wollte einen Puffer ausdrucken (das erste Mal)
>> und es gab diese Fehlermeldung:
> 
> So far best tool to print Emacs buffers that I have found is the
> command `paps' as it supports correctly Unicode, also emoticons. Thus
> you may try by installing `paps' tool from your Operating System
> distribution.
> 
> Das beste Werkzeug zum Drucken von EMACS-Puffern, die ich gefunden
> habe, ist der Befehl "paps", weil es richtig Unicode unterstützt, auch
> Emoticons. Daher können Sie es versuchen, indem Sie das "PAPS"-Tool
> aus Ihrer Betriebssystemverteilung installieren.
> 
> dov/paps: A text to postscript converter through pango:
> https://github.com/dov/paps
> 
> Ich verwende folgende Funktionen:
> 
> (defun rcd-command-output-from-input (program input &rest args)
>    "Return output string from PROGRAM with given INPUT string and optional ARGS."
>    (let* ((output (with-temp-buffer
> 		   (insert input)
> 		   (apply #'call-process-region nil nil program t '(t nil) nil args)
> 		   (buffer-string))))
>      output))
> 
> I am too often using landscape, you can adjust it for your needs.
> 
> (defun rcd-paps-process (text &optional format title &rest args)
>    (let* ((format (or format "pdf"))
> 	 (title (or title (buffer-name)))
> 	 (length (length title))
> 	 (max 45)
> 	 (title (if (> length max) (substring title 0 max) title)))
>      (apply 'rcd-command-output-from-input "paps" text "--format" format "--landscape" "--title" title "--header" args)))
> 
> (defun string-to-file-force (string file)
>    "Prints string into file, matters not if file exists. Return FILE as file name."
>    (with-temp-file file
>      (insert string))
>    file)
> 
> (defun rcd-paps-text-to-pdf (text &optional file-name title)
>    (let* ((output (rcd-paps-process text "pdf" title))
> 	 (file-name (or file-name (concat (file-name-as-directory (getenv "HOME")) (read-string "File name without .pdf extension: ") ".pdf"))))
>      (string-to-file-force output file-name)))
> 
> (defun rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view ()
>    (interactive)
>    (let ((output (rcd-paps-process-buffer))
> 	(file-name (rcd-temp-file-name nil "pdf")))
>      (sleep-for 1)
>      (start-process "evince" nil "evince" (string-to-file-force output file-name))))
> 
> 😎
> 

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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-18 15:37]:
> How does now the program paps find my printer?

Once you generate PDF, you may preview PDF files, right?

Then you do in shell

$ lpr Your-File.pdf

or if output is ".ps" then corresponding ps file.

or you print the PDF from PDF viewer.

> Do I have to install pags in emacs?

Did you get PDF preview?

paps is program you install yes, in your system distribution.

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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

how can I generate PDF?

I installed pdf-tools, but I don't know how to use it.
It said I should use

C-c C-c  to change to this mode.

When I do C-c C-c it says:


undetermined keybinding.

So I don't know how to get into pdf-tools and how to generate a pdf.


Kind regards

Gottfried


Am 18.12.22 um 18:20 schrieb Jean Louis:
> * Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-18 15:37]:
>> How does now the program paps find my printer?
> 
> Once you generate PDF, you may preview PDF files, right?
> 
> Then you do in shell
> 
> $ lpr Your-File.pdf
> 
> or if output is ".ps" then corresponding ps file.
> 
> or you print the PDF from PDF viewer.
> 
>> Do I have to install pags in emacs?
> 
> Did you get PDF preview?
> 
> paps is program you install yes, in your system distribution.
> 



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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-19 16:51]:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> how can I generate PDF?

With my package you have to use also:

GNU Emacs package: rcd-utilities.el :
https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/rcd-utilities-el.html

which is pretty personal utilities.

Then you do preview with rcd-paps.el by using:

M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view or just to generate PDF:

M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf

or C-u M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf as with prefix C-u you will be asked
for title, orientation and columns.

> I installed pdf-tools, but I don't know how to use it.
> It said I should use
> 
> C-c C-c  to change to this mode.

I do not know about pdf-tools.

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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann (printing with paps)

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

I tried to install rcd-utilities.el
with
M-x package-install-file RET rcd-utilities.el RET

I got this message

Leaving directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10’
\f
Compiling file 
/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10/rcd-utilities.el at Tue 
Dec 27 17:33:43 2022
Entering directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10/’
rcd-utilities.el:108:44: Warning: file-directory-p called with 2 arguments,
     but accepts only 1

In rcd-sql-current-weekday:
rcd-utilities.el:1073:60: Warning: reference to free variable ‘cf-db’

In read-from-buffer:
rcd-utilities.el:1180:27: Warning: Unused lexical variable
     `my-buffer-kill-hook'

In rcd-uuid-p:
rcd-utilities.el:2692:37: Warning: reference to free variable
     ‘thing-at-point-uuid-regexp’
rcd-utilities.el:2707:1: Error: Symbol’s function definition is void: 
rcd-my-home


Kind regards

Gottfried


Am 19.12.22 um 18:19 schrieb Jean Louis:
> 
> * Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-19 16:51]:
>> Hi Jean,
>>
>> how can I generate PDF?
> 
> With my package you have to use also:
> 
> GNU Emacs package: rcd-utilities.el :
> https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/rcd-utilities-el.html
> 
> which is pretty personal utilities.
> 
> Then you do preview with rcd-paps.el by using:
> 
> M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view or just to generate PDF:
> 
> M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf
> 
> or C-u M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf as with prefix C-u you will be asked
> for title, orientation and columns.
> 
>> I installed pdf-tools, but I don't know how to use it.
>> It said I should use
>>
>> C-c C-c  to change to this mode.
> 
> I do not know about pdf-tools.
> 

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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann (printing with paps)

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

> Error: Symbol’s function definition is void: 
>> rcd-my-home


This is in rcd-my-home:

(defun rcd-my-home ()
   "Return my home directory."
   (file-name-as-directory (getenv "HOME")))


Kind regards

Gottfried



Am 27.12.22 um 17:39 schrieb Gottfried:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> I tried to install rcd-utilities.el
> with
> M-x package-install-file RET rcd-utilities.el RET
> 
> I got this message
> 
> Leaving directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10’
> \f
> Compiling file 
> /home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10/rcd-utilities.el at Tue 
> Dec 27 17:33:43 2022
> Entering directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10/’
> rcd-utilities.el:108:44: Warning: file-directory-p called with 2 arguments,
>      but accepts only 1
> 
> In rcd-sql-current-weekday:
> rcd-utilities.el:1073:60: Warning: reference to free variable ‘cf-db’
> 
> In read-from-buffer:
> rcd-utilities.el:1180:27: Warning: Unused lexical variable
>      `my-buffer-kill-hook'
> 
> In rcd-uuid-p:
> rcd-utilities.el:2692:37: Warning: reference to free variable
>      ‘thing-at-point-uuid-regexp’
> rcd-utilities.el:2707:1: Error: Symbol’s function definition is void: 
> rcd-my-home
> 
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Gottfried
> 
> 
> Am 19.12.22 um 18:19 schrieb Jean Louis:
>>
>> * Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-19 16:51]:
>>> Hi Jean,
>>>
>>> how can I generate PDF?
>>
>> With my package you have to use also:
>>
>> GNU Emacs package: rcd-utilities.el :
>> https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/rcd-utilities-el.html
>>
>> which is pretty personal utilities.
>>
>> Then you do preview with rcd-paps.el by using:
>>
>> M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view or just to generate PDF:
>>
>> M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf
>>
>> or C-u M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf as with prefix C-u you will be asked
>> for title, orientation and columns.
>>
>>> I installed pdf-tools, but I don't know how to use it.
>>> It said I should use
>>>
>>> C-c C-c  to change to this mode.
>>
>> I do not know about pdf-tools.
>>
> 

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Re: wie kann ich Emacs so einstellen, dass ich drucken kann (printing with paps)

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-27 19:48]:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> > Error: Symbol’s function definition is void:
> > > rcd-my-home
> 
> 
> This is in rcd-my-home:
> 
> (defun rcd-my-home ()
>   "Return my home directory."
>   (file-name-as-directory (getenv "HOME")))

Download latest version:

https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-utilities.el

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Re: printing with paps

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,
I downloaded the latest version of rcd-utilities
from

> https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-utilities.el

and after installing:
M-x package-install-file
I got the same message, but less mistakes as earlier

\f
Compiling file 
/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10/rcd-utilities.el at Wed 
Dec 28 17:16:54 2022
Entering directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.10/’

In rcd-sql-current-weekday:
rcd-utilities.el:1086:60: Warning: reference to free variable ‘cf-db’

In rcd-uuid-p:
rcd-utilities.el:2704:37: Warning: reference to free variable
     ‘thing-at-point-uuid-regexp’
rcd-utilities.el:2719:1: Error: Symbol’s function definition is void: 
rcd-my-home

Kind regards

Gottfried



Am 27.12.22 um 18:37 schrieb Jean Louis:
> * Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-27 19:48]:
>> Hi Jean,
>>
>>> Error: Symbol’s function definition is void:
>>>> rcd-my-home
>>
>>
>> This is in rcd-my-home:
>>
>> (defun rcd-my-home ()
>>    "Return my home directory."
>>    (file-name-as-directory (getenv "HOME")))
> 
> Download latest version:
> 
> https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-utilities.el
> 

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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

Hello,

Here is the improved package and you may do your own customizations
for it.

GNU Emacs package: rcd-paps.el:
https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/GNU-Emacs-package-rcd-paps-el-76862.html

1. Download new rcd-utilities.el from
   https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-utilities.el

2. Install with M-x package-install-file

3. Download rcd-paps.el from https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/rcd-paps.el

4. Install with M-x package-install-file

Then you can do following:

{M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view RET} to get instant preview of
buffer.

and setup your options by {M-x customize-group RET rcd-paps RET}

It will improve in future.

`paps` utility is excellent for reason that it will produce PDF, PS,
SVG and that it will incldue Unicode characters correctly together
with emoji. ☺️

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Re: printing with paps

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

thanks very much for your help.

When I downloaded the new rcd-utilities.el
and I tried to install it
it gave me less mistakes
but didn’t install it.

here the message:
...................................................
Leaving directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.11’
\f
Compiling file 
/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.11/rcd-utilities.el at Sat 
Dec 31 12:50:45 2022
Entering directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.11/’

In rcd-sql-current-weekday:
rcd-utilities.el:1087:60: Warning: reference to free variable ‘cf-db’
rcd-utilities.el:2720:1: Error: Symbol’s function definition is void: 
rcd-my-home
...........................................................

after that I installed rcd-paps.el
and there were no messages of mistakes

This means that I can't use it yet.

Kind regards

Gottfried



Am 30.12.22 um 15:26 schrieb Jean Louis:
> Hello,
> 
> Here is the improved package and you may do your own customizations
> for it.
> 
> GNU Emacs package: rcd-paps.el:
> https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/GNU-Emacs-package-rcd-paps-el-76862.html
> 
> 1. Download new rcd-utilities.el from
>     https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-utilities.el
> 
> 2. Install with M-x package-install-file
> 
> 3. Download rcd-paps.el from https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/rcd-paps.el
> 
> 4. Install with M-x package-install-file
> 
> Then you can do following:
> 
> {M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view RET} to get instant preview of
> buffer.
> 
> and setup your options by {M-x customize-group RET rcd-paps RET}
> 
> It will improve in future.
> 
> `paps` utility is excellent for reason that it will produce PDF, PS,
> SVG and that it will incldue Unicode characters correctly together
> with emoji. ☺️
> 

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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2022-12-31 15:11]:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> thanks very much for your help.
> 
> When I downloaded the new rcd-utilities.el
> and I tried to install it
> it gave me less mistakes
> but didn’t install it.
> 
> here the message:
> ...................................................
> Leaving directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.11’
> \f
> Compiling file
> /home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.11/rcd-utilities.el at Sat Dec
> 31 12:50:45 2022
> Entering directory ‘/home/gfp/.config/emacs/elpa/rcd-utilities-2.11/’
> 
> In rcd-sql-current-weekday:
> rcd-utilities.el:1087:60: Warning: reference to free variable ‘cf-db’
> rcd-utilities.el:2720:1: Error: Symbol’s function definition is void:
> rcd-my-home
> ...........................................................

I have removed it the stuff that bothered, now it should work.

And I really hope you will start producing beautiful PDFs.

Frohes neues Jahr

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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

Look at GNU/Emacs TUTORIAL generated by using RCD Paps package as PDF file:
https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/2023-01-01-02:42:51.pdf

Here are instructions how to customize headers and footer:
https://github.com/dov/paps/issues/30

They all take a string that is based on python f-strings. I have
defined the following variable that may be used in the definitions of
the headers:

    path - The complete path of the file being printed
    filename - The basename (without directory) of the file being printed
    mtime - The file's modification time
    now - The current time
    num_pages - The total number of pages in the document
    page_idx - The current page being printed

Here is an example of how it may be used:

paps --header-left="{now:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M}" --header-center="{filename}" --header-right="Page {page_idx:02d}/{num_pages:02d}" --header -o hello.pdf paps.cc

I will work on easier customization of header and footer.

It is so important to be able to generate PDF files for even simple text.


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Re: printing with paps

[Gottfried]

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Hi Jean,

thanks for help
I installed the new version 2.11 and deleted the version 2.10

I opened a text file
and wanted to print it
with
M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view RET

it gave me the answer

Symbol’s function definition is void: rcd-paps-process-buffer

and in the menu until now there is no change. The new more detailed 
options for printing (AFAIU) did never appear.

I don't know where the problem lies???

So I didn't to the point of customizing rcd-utilities yet.

Kind regards

Gottfried



Am 01.01.23 um 00:46 schrieb Jean Louis:
> Look at GNU/Emacs TUTORIAL generated by using RCD Paps package as PDF file:
> https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/2023-01-01-02:42:51.pdf
> 
> Here are instructions how to customize headers and footer:
> https://github.com/dov/paps/issues/30
> 
> They all take a string that is based on python f-strings. I have
> defined the following variable that may be used in the definitions of
> the headers:
> 
>      path - The complete path of the file being printed
>      filename - The basename (without directory) of the file being printed
>      mtime - The file's modification time
>      now - The current time
>      num_pages - The total number of pages in the document
>      page_idx - The current page being printed
> 
> Here is an example of how it may be used:
> 
> paps --header-left="{now:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M}" --header-center="{filename}" --header-right="Page {page_idx:02d}/{num_pages:02d}" --header -o hello.pdf paps.cc
> 
> I will work on easier customization of header and footer.
> 
> It is so important to be able to generate PDF files for even simple text.
> 
> 

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Re: printing with paps

[Jean Louis]

* Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de> [2023-01-01 17:24]:
> I installed the new version 2.11 and deleted the version 2.10
> 
> I opened a text file
> and wanted to print it
> with
> M-x rcd-paps-buffer-to-pdf-view RET
> 
> it gave me the answer
> 
> Symbol’s function definition is void: rcd-paps-process-buffer

OK, I have polished it, and tested it with Emacs -Q:

Download latest RCD Utilities 2.12:

https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-utilities.el

Download latest RCD paps 0.3:

https://gnu.support/files/emacs/packages/rcd-paps/rcd-paps.el

and I hope it will work.

New settings I did is for header and footer to have it easier, there
is completion choice, for:

header -- left, center, right
and
footer -- left, center, right

there will be completion choices like:

- current full file name

- current file name without directory

- EMPTY -- if you wish one of those fields to be empty, choose EMPTY,
  so "EMPTY" as word cannot be part of header and footer.

- Page {page_idx:02d}/{num_pages:02d} -- you can customize this to be
  for example "Seite {page_idx:02d} von {num_pages:02d}"

- Modified time and date {mtime:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M} -- but now I remember
  I did not program it, must program it to detect modified time
  through Emacs.

- Current time and date: {now:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M}, which you may customize
  how you wish and want.

- Number of pages: {num_pages:02d}

- Page number: {page_idx:02d}

And you can customize it yourself. If you happen to have problem to
insert space, use C-q SPC to insert it.


-- 
Jean

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