Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>>>>>> "Herbert" == Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>>> You should :) How do you use dvips in a linux-like setup?
>
> Herbert> pretty easy ... :-) there is a config.ps and all other
> Herbert> settings or different config files are under user control.
>
> Hmm, and how do you specify the printer to which the job is sent? Just
> the default printer using the PRINTER variable? How do you use two
> different printers?
we do not print with dvips, the piping is disabled by default.
The _user_ can choose any possible printer for printing
> And you do not use metafont modes, right?
yes
> Herbert> dvips is a driver and not a printing program.
>
> It can be seen as both IMO.
absolutely not! dvips is a PostScript driver for dvi, just
like dvipdfm as a PDF driver. Nobody calls dvipdfm a printing
program.
however, the question is why LyX already has this kind
of printing. From my point of view there should only
a button for printing
- PS or PDF
and then enabling the PS or PDF part
- PS
- driver - dvips
- PDF
-driver - dvipdfmx
- dvips | ps2pdf
- pdftex
- printer command (like lp or kprinter or ...)
an optional argument text field is present for all drivers
and for the printer command. The menu of LyX was useful when
pdf was not the first choice for the output. But this is
long time ago.
Herbert
