>>>>> "Allan" == Allan Rae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Allan> Sure. But in 7 years of LyX's existence nobody has ever
Allan> mentioned it being a problem. In fact in all my time on LyX I
Allan> don't even remember anyone mentioning using anything other than
Allan> the default dvips being used for printing!

Reuben Thomas was rather successful in using dvilj4 at some time (OK,
this does not prove anything except that you have a bad memory :)

Allan> Maybe we are too configurable in this case. Since it seems
Allan> every bloke and his dog is using dvips for printing we should
Allan> limit support that _or_ an external script (as Angus
Allan> suggested). That might also make John extra happy by removing
Allan> an entire tab from Preferences.

It depends. If some linux installations have good kde/gnome printing
helpers, we should be able to use them and bypass the print dialog
altogether. So the option might be either our print dialog with
hardcoded dvips or a custom one... However, I do not now much about
those tools.

JMarc

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