open printing with dialog -- Windows equiv?

Thu Dec 23 15:27:32 EST 2004

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It would be very slow, particularly with a PostScript laser printer 
(like mine), but it has some real merit as a temporary work-around.  
I'll definitely give that a try.

On Dec 23, 2004, at 3:26 PM, Lynch, Jonathan wrote:

> Just a thought...
>
> An odd work-around...
>
> Couldn't you make an image of the layout that you wish to print, then
> print the image?
>
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> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Hershel
> Fisch
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 3:14 PM
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: open printing with dialog -- Windows equiv?
>
>
> On Thursday, December 23, 2004, at 03:15  PM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. 
> wrote:
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>> That bug already has my 5 votes.  Sorry, bugzilla won't let me give it
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>> more (believe me, I tried).  Also, that bug does not correctly address
>
>> this issue.
>>
>> I can't really use revPrintField as my layout is a highly complex
>> multipage layout which needs somewhat precise positioning, including
>> "tables" and images.
> While enhancments will be I hope that all of them will be included.
>>
>> For now, I filed this as bug #2492 (and voted for it).  I guess I'll
>> have to work on other parts of the project until this is resolved.
>>
>> And here we were shooting for a February release.  Not if this isn't
>> resolved by then.  It's a real show-stopper.
>>
>> Oh, and let's not vent too harshly at Rev for this -- even though Rev
>> could definitely be improved in this area, it seems to me that Windows
>
>> is primarily at fault here.  Using different font metrics from screen
>> to printer is downright stupid.  Anything to make our lives more
>> difficult...
>>
>> Anyone know if it's possible to trick Windows into using the screen
>> metrics when printing?  That would be a nice trick.  How about a new
>> global property in Rev called
>> "alwaysPrintWithScreenMetricsDespiteSillyOperatingSystemConventions"
>> (or a shorter version thereof).
> LOL..................HA HA, good.
> Hershel
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 23, 2004, at 2:06 PM, Hershel Fisch wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry to say , I think the whole printing lib needs to be enhanced. I
>
>>> definitely think that every body should give there full vote for it .
>>> http://support.runrev.com/bugdatabase/show_bug.cgi?id=1619
>>> when it comes to business applications with out these enhancements
>>> you are dead........
>>> besides that , its a shame , RR a  tool with every thing to it,
>>> capable , easy and so on should lack a main feature and an important
>>> one like this, especially with many competition out there
>>> Hershel Fisch
>>> On Wednesday, December 22, 2004, at 04:27  PM, Frank D. Engel, Jr.
>>> wrote:
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>>>> Okay, I finally got around to trying this, but it doesn't work.  I
>>>> followed these steps as closely as I possibly could, but I still get
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>>>> strange printouts from Windows (XP is bad, 2000 is pathetic), and OS
>
>>>> X printouts still look great.
>>>>
>>>> The biggest issue (perhaps the only one left) with XP printing is
>>>> that text at the right edge of a field does not print.  In other
>>>> words, the field is x units wide, Rev allows the line of text to be
>>>> x+y units wide, and the extra y pixels get cut off instead of
>>>> wrapped.  The field is multiline and other lines below that one do
>>>> exist.
>>>>
>>>> In W2K (the real manifestation of what some people thought Y2K would
>
>>>> be ... though an overall improvement over its predecessors, I
>>>> think), the printouts show extra blank lines in the middle of a
>>>> field, some lines wrap prematurely after a word or two, and so >>>
> forth.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and I just recently figured out the problem with the "Preparing"
>
>>>> stack: it was topLevel, and hidden behind my modal dialog (which was
>
>>>> a sheet in OS X, so not a problem there...)   Oops!  Fixed by
>>>> displaying it as a palette.
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 23, 2004, at 12:43 PM, Jan Schenkel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Frank,
>>>>>
>>>>> The thing with formatForPrinting is that you shouldn't
>>>>> change the content of the stack after setting this
>>>>> property to true, or the formatting will be off.
>>>>> So the best option is to set the data,; next you set
>>>>> formatForPrinting false and then back to true ; next
>>>>> you save the stack, close and reopen it ; and then
>>>>> print it.
>>>>> As for your 'preparing' stack not showing up : is it
>>>>> possible you're running that part of the script inside
>>>>> a lock/unlock screen pair ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jan Schenkel.
>>>> - -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>
>>>>
>>>> $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
>>>> $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
>>>> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
>
>>>> Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
>>>> everlasting life.
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>> Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>
>>
>> $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
>> $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
>> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
>> Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
>> everlasting life.
>> $
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Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>

$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life.
$
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