On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 12:52:25PM -0400, Richard Heck wrote:

> Herbert Voss wrote:
> > Richard Heck wrote:
> >   
> >> [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.
> >   
> Yes, I understand this now, and was inferring the opposite from the 
> existing code. If you check the box we're discussing, what you get, as 
> JMarc said, is:
>     dvips -Pmy_printer && lpr -Pmy_printer
> or something close enough.  This is either (i) totally broken or (ii) is 
> assuming that the user has config.* files with the extensions being the 
> names of the printers s'he uses.
> 
> So the question is what to do about this. Option (i): Kill the box. If a 
> user wants to run dvips -Pwhatever, let h'er enter it into the Printer 
> Command box. Option (ii): Keep the box, but add a tooltip along the 
> lines I suggested last: Either "Check this box only if you have 
> config.<printer> files installed for each printer you use." Or: "If you 
> don't know what this does, you don't need it. (See info dvips for help.)"
> 
> Enrico, would that be OK with you?

I think option (ii)a would be correct. Notice that I don't have
multiple resolution printers, so I don't use it myself.

-- 
Enrico

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