From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Printing Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:17:52 +0900 Message-ID: References: <5f0660120903280331y780c80b7i57a8115dc4b029eb@mail.gmail.com> <5f0660120903281352v5d7ab83cy44fcff3cbf4581cb@mail.gmail.com> <87ljqnkvn9.fsf@jehiel.elehack.net> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1238559501 24615 80.91.229.12 (1 Apr 2009 04:18:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 04:18:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: michael@elehack.net, Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 01 06:19:39 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LorvO-0008Ux-Pl for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:19:39 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59442 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Loru0-00048d-Kn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:18:12 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lortu-00048N-Ic for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:18:06 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lortq-00048B-1c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:18:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42995 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lortp-000488-SA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:18:01 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.193]:48555) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lortm-00084B-8j; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:17:58 -0400 Original-Received: from relay31.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.54]) by tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id n314HpJY013296; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:17:53 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from relay11.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.20] [10.29.19.20]) by relay31.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:17:53 +0900 Original-Received: from dhlpc061 ([10.114.112.72] [10.114.112.72]) by relay11.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:17:53 +0900 Original-Received: by dhlpc061 (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 18F3D52E270; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:17:53 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:14:59 +0300") Original-Lines: 19 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 8 (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:109959 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> What other way to print are you thinking of? > > The way every modern platform does that: through a printer API, > whereby you select fonts and layout, then render text to some device, > and the text gets printed to the printer you select. But that's exactly what postscript _is_ -- a printer API that lets you select fonts and layout and then renders text to some device.... It's sad that some printers don't support it, but it's not like the alternatives are much more dependable (maybe pdf is, these days, but it's basically postscript, so maybe something could be worked out). -Miles -- Cat, n. A soft, indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.