Richard Heck wrote: >> >> "Herbert" == Herbert Voss >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Herbert> sorry, I cannot follow here >> >> Herbert> dvips -Pabc <file> uses a config.abc file which declares >> Herbert> resolution, font using and paper sizes, and when I print my >> Herbert> ps document then a printer driver is used. >> >> What are the config.abc files autogenerated on modern linux systems >> these days? Does miktex cater for that on windows? > See below. > > In any event, it's looking as if the old "Adapt Output" box is kind of > useless. I take it that the idea would be this: (i) you want to run > dvips -P<printer>; and (ii) you have more than one printer you use, > which is why you can't just put it in the "Printer Command" box. But > this will work only if you have config.<printer> files for each printer > you use. (Obviously, the default ones will rarely work, since few people > have printers named "builtin35". So the box is only useful if you have > config.<printer> files for each printer you use. Yes? Perhaps the > tooltip should say that, then: "Check this box only if you have > config.<printer> files installed for each printer you use." Or better: > "If you don't know what this does, you don't need it. (See info dvips > for help.)"
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] src]$ find /usr/share/texmf/dvips/ -name 'config.*' > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/tetex/config.www > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/tetex/config.download35 > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/tetex/config.dfaxhigh > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/tetex/config.builtin35 ..... these are _all_ config files and not printer files. dvips -P<config> eg dvips -Pcmz <file> to load the cm-super type 1 font. lpr -P<printer> is far different to the dvips command. > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/tetex/config.dfaxlo > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/tetex/config.pk > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/tetex/config.outline ... > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/bluesky/config.cm > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/omega/config.omega > That's from FC6. TeXlive comes with a lot of additional config files. Herbert
