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Subject: Re: Does KDE/Gnome support printers as...
From: Stephan Kulow <coolo () itm ! mu-luebeck ! de>
Date: 1999-06-22 16:47:45
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> Derk Benner wrote:
>
> When a KOffice application runs and outputs it's document to the
> printer, does it use the page-as-a-bitmapped-image-output-display as
> does Windows and MacOS? In other words, if I'm running KWord and I
> print my document, is it directly translating my WYSIWYG document into
> the equivalent bitmap for the printer I have selected. (My monitor is
> 17" and runs in 1024 x768 mode so I think that's about 90 dpi while my
> Epson Stylus Photo printer can print the same page at 180 x 180 to
> 1440 x 720 dpi resolution. But under Windows, it does all output to
> the printer as a raster graphics page printer device.) Is this true
> for most variable font/size applications designed to run under
> X-Windows and either FVWM, Gnome, or KDE?
>
> The reason I'm asking is because Epson swears that all Linux printer
> output, even under X-Windows is character mode (DOS) and therefore
> will directly harm the printer. I don't believe it, but I don't know
> enought to counteract their arguments. This argument is being used to
> withhold the ESC/P Raster command set for Stylus Photo printers, even
> thought they DO support the older Stylus Color printers and freely
> distribute the ESC/P 2 command set.
>
> Obviously, I'm asking because *WITH* the ESC/P Raster command set, I
> *THINK* I can develop a Linux driver for my Stylus Photo printer (It
> supports 6 colors at 1440 x 720 dpi!!!!) or at least create a uniprint
> driver for Ghostscript.
>
KDE prints out postscript and this is either sent directly to the
printer
to to ghostscript
Greetings, Stephan
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