From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Phillip Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: isn't there any simple, standard way to print in windowsXP? Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:59:45 +0100 Organization: University of Newcastle upon Tyne Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1153849249 18076 80.91.229.2 (25 Jul 2006 17:40:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:40:49 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 25 19:40:42 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G5QtT-0004qD-U7 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:40:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G5QtT-0006BB-Fc for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:40:31 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!colt.net!feeder.news-service.com!dedekind.zen.co.uk!zen.net.uk!hamilton.zen.co.uk!feed4.jnfs.ja.net!feed3.jnfs.ja.net!jnfs.ja.net!news.ncl.ac.uk!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 26 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: dinley.ncl.ac.uk Original-X-Trace: ucsnew1.ncl.ac.uk 1153846785 12186 128.240.150.78 (25 Jul 2006 16:59:45 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@newcastle.ac.uk Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:59:45 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:UUXRycMgFrToy3ySOLjtvD4wBIE= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:140595 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: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:36220 Archived-At: >>>>> "mv" == minesh varmas writes: mv> it is so difficult to configure the printer on Ms windows. its mv> so wasy in gVim, why is it so difficult on emacs? mv> All i want is the print dialog box to pop up and get the mv> printing done. i have not been able to get it right even after mv> following all the printing links. when the shared printer is mv> specfied (setq printer-name "//alex/HPLaserJ" it prints the mv> document with much larger font without any page numbers or mv> heading. someone please help me. I use (require 'printing) (pr-update-menus t) This puts a "Print" menu into "File". Then I used the preview with ghostview which I use to print preview things. You are right, though. It would be good if this happened. Phil