From 375136cc7cd5be2bfb9cea04dc89d70ef52d314f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 18:56:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Windows Printing): Mention non-support of plain text printing with some el-cheapo printers, and suggest a workaround. --- man/msdog.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/msdog.texi b/man/msdog.texi index 0dfb57ffdc9..17185e952a0 100644 --- a/man/msdog.texi +++ b/man/msdog.texi @@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ the default directory of the current buffer, so if the file name in files, each one in the directory of the buffer from which the printing was done. + If the value of @code{printer-name} is correct, but printing does +not produce the hardcopy on your printer, it is possible that your +printer does not support printing plain text (some cheap printers omit +this functionality). In that case, as a workaround, try the +PostScript print commands, described below, to the same printer + @findex print-buffer @r{(MS-DOS)} @findex print-region @r{(MS-DOS)} @vindex lpr-headers-switches @r{(MS-DOS)} -- 2.39.5