Print hardcopy of the current region in PostScript form, showing the
faces used in the text.
@item M-x ps-spool-buffer
-Generate PostScript for the current buffer text.
+Generate and spool a PostScript image for the current buffer text.
@item M-x ps-spool-region
-Generate PostScript for the current region.
+Generate and spool a PostScript image for the current region.
@item M-x ps-spool-buffer-with-faces
-Generate PostScript for the current buffer, showing the faces used.
+Generate and spool a PostScript image for the current buffer, showing the faces used.
@item M-x ps-spool-region-with-faces
-Generate PostScript for the current region, showing the faces used.
+Generate and spool a PostScript image for the current region, showing the faces used.
+@item M-x ps-despool
+Send the spooled PostScript to the printer.
@item M-x handwrite
-Generates/prints PostScript for the current buffer as if handwritten.
+Generate/print PostScript for the current buffer as if handwritten.
@end table
@findex ps-print-region
corresponding @samp{-with-faces} commands,
@code{ps-print-buffer-with-faces} and @code{ps-print-region-with-faces},
use PostScript features to show the faces (fonts and colors) in the text
-properties of the text being printed.
+properties of the text being printed. The @samp{-with-faces} commands only
+work if they are used in a window system, so it has a way to determine color
+values.
+
+ Interactively, when you use a prefix argument (@kbd{C-u}), the command
+prompts the user for a file name, and saves the PostScript image in that file
+instead of sending it to the printer.
+
+ Noninteractively, the argument @var{filename} is treated as follows: if it is
+@code{nil}, send the image to the printer. If @var{filename} is a string, save
+the PostScript image in a file with that name.
If you are using a color display, you can print a buffer of program
code with color highlighting by turning on Font-Lock mode in that
@findex ps-spool-buffer
@findex ps-spool-region-with-faces
@findex ps-spool-buffer-with-faces
- The commands whose names have @samp{spool} instead of @samp{print}
+ The commands whose names have @samp{spool} instead of @samp{print},
generate the PostScript output in an Emacs buffer instead of sending
it to the printer.
+ Use the command @code{ps-despool} to send the spooled images to the printer.
+
+@findex ps-despool
+ This command sends the PostScript generated by @samp{-spool-} commands (see
+commands above) to the printer.
+
+ Interactively, when you use a prefix argument (@kbd{C-u}), the command
+prompts the user for a file name, and saves the spooled PostScript image in
+that file instead of sending it to the printer.
+
+ Noninteractively, the argument @var{filename} is treated as follows: if it is
+@code{nil}, send the image to the printer. If @var{filename} is a string, save
+the PostScript image in a file with that name.
+
@findex handwrite
@cindex handwriting
@kbd{M-x handwrite} is more frivolous. It generates a PostScript
with shades of gray. This might produce illegible output, even if your
screen colors only use shades of gray.
+ Alternatively, you can set @code{ps-print-color-p} to @code{black-white} to
+print colors on black/white printers.
+
@vindex ps-use-face-background
By default, PostScript printing ignores the background colors of the
faces, unless the variable @code{ps-use-face-background} is