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<sect1 id="config-printing">
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<title>Printing in Wine</title>
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<para>How to print documents in Wine...</para>
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<sect2 id="config-printing-intro">
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<title>Printing</title>
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<para>
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Printing in Wine can be done using the built-in Wine PostScript driver (+ ghostscript to produce
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output for non-PostScript printers).
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</para>
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<para>
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Note that at the moment WinPrinters (cheap, dumb printers that require
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the host computer to explicitly control the head) will not work with
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their Windows printer drivers. It is unclear whether they ever will.
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</para>
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<sect3>
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<title>Built-in Wine PostScript driver</title>
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<para>
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Enables printing of PostScript files via a driver built into Wine. See
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below for installation instructions. The code for the PostScript
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driver is in <filename>dlls/wineps/</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The driver behaves as if it were a DRV file called
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<filename>wineps.drv</filename> which at the moment is built into
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Wine.
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Although it mimics a 16 bit driver, it will work with both 16 and 32
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bit apps, just as win9x drivers do.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Spooling</title>
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<para>
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Spooling is rather primitive. The [spooler] section of
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the wine config file maps a port (e.g.
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<systemitem>LPT1:</systemitem>) to a file or a command via a pipe. For
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example the following lines
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</para>
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<screen>
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"LPT1:" = "foo.ps"
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"LPT2:" = "|lpr"
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</screen>
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<para>
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map <systemitem>LPT1:</systemitem> to file <filename>foo.ps</filename>
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and <systemitem>LPT2:</systemitem> to the <command>lpr</command>
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command. If a job is sent to an unlisted port, then a file is created
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with that port's name; e.g. for <systemitem>LPT3:</systemitem> a file
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called <systemitem>LPT3:</systemitem> would be created.
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</para>
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<para>
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There are now also virtual spool queues called
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<systemitem>LPR:printername</systemitem>, which send the data
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to <command>lpr -Pprintername</command>. You do not need to
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specify those in the config file, they are handled automatically by
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<filename>dlls/gdi/printdrv.c</filename>.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="config-printing-psdriver">
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<title>The Wine PostScript Driver</title>
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<para>
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This allows Wine to generate PostScript files without
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needing an external printer driver. Wine in this case uses the
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system provided PostScript printer filters, which almost all use
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ghostscript if necessary. Those should be configured during the
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original system installation or by your system administrator.
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</para>
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<sect3>
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<title>Installation</title>
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<sect4>
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<title>Installation of CUPS printers</title>
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<para>
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If you are using CUPS, you do not need to configure .ini or
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registry entries, everything is autodetected.
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</para>
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</sect4>
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<sect4>
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<title>Installation of LPR /etc/printcap based printers</title>
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<para>
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If your system is not yet using CUPS, it probably uses LPRng
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or a LPR based system with configuration based on <filename>/etc/printcap</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If it does, your printers in <filename>/etc/printcap</filename>
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are scanned with a heuristic whether they are PostScript capable
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printers and also configured mostly automatic.
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</para>
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<para>
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Since Wine cannot find out what type of printer this is, you
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need to specify a PPD file in the [ppd] section of
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<filename>~/.wine/config</filename>. Either use the shortcut
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name and make the entry look like:
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</para>
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<screen>
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[ppd]
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"ps1" = "/usr/lib/wine/ps1.ppd"
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</screen>
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<para>
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Or you can specify a generic PPD file that is to match for all
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of the remaining printers. A generic PPD file can be found in
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<filename>documentation/samples/generic.ppd</filename>.
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</para>
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</sect4>
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<sect4>
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<title>Installation of other printers</title>
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<para>
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You do not need to do this if the above 2 sections apply, only if
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you have a special printer.
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</para>
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<screen>
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Wine PostScript Driver=WINEPS,LPT1:
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</screen>
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<para>
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to the [devices] section and
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</para>
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<screen>
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Wine PostScript Driver=WINEPS,LPT1:,15,45
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</screen>
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<para>
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to the [PrinterPorts] section of <filename>win.ini</filename>,
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and to set it as the default printer also add
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</para>
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<screen>
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device = Wine PostScript Driver,WINEPS,LPT1:
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</screen>
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<para>
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to the [windows] section of <filename>win.ini</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>
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You also need to add certain entries to the registry.
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The easiest way to do this is to customize the PostScript
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driver contents of <filename>winedefault.reg</filename> (see below) and use the
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Winelib program <command>programs/regedit/regedit</command>. For
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example, if you have installed the Wine source tree in
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<filename>/usr/src/wine</filename>, you could use the following
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series of commands:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<userinput>cp /usr/src/wine/winedefault.reg ~</userinput>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<userinput>vi ~/winedefault.reg</userinput>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Edit the copy of <filename>winedefault.reg</filename> to suit your
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PostScript printing requirements.
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At a minimum, you must specify a PPD file for each printer.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<userinput>regedit ~/winedefault.reg</userinput>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</sect4>
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<sect4>
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<title>Required configuration for all printer types</title>
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<para>
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You won't need Adobe Font Metric (AFM) files for the (type 1 PostScript)
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fonts that you wish to use any more.
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Wine now has this information built-in.
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</para>
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<para>
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You'll need a PPD file for your printer. This describes
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certain characteristics of the printer such as which fonts are
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installed, how to select manual feed etc. Adobe has many of
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these on its website, have a look in
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<ulink url="ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/printerdrivers/win/all/">
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ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/printerdrivers/win/all/</ulink>.
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See above for information on configuring the driver to use this
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file.
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</para>
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<para>
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To enable colour printing you need to have the
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<literal>*ColorDevice</literal> entry in the PPD set to
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<literal>true</literal>, otherwise the driver will generate
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greyscale.
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</para>
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<para>
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Note that you need not set <literal>printer=on</literal> in
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the [wine] section of the wine config file, this
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enables printing via external printer drivers and does not
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affect the built-in PostScript driver.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you're lucky you should now be able to produce PS files
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from Wine!
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</para>
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<para>
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I've tested it with win3.1 notepad/write, Winword6 and
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Origin4.0 and 32 bit apps such as win98 wordpad, Winword97,
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Powerpoint2000 with some degree of success - you should be
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able to get something out, it may not be in the right place.
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</para>
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</sect4>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>TODO / Bugs</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Driver does read PPD files, but ignores all constraints
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and doesn't let you specify whether you have optional
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extras such as envelope feeders. You will therefore find
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a larger than normal selection of input bins in the
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print setup dialog box. I've only really tested ppd
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parsing on the <filename>hp4m6_v1.ppd</filename> file.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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No TrueType download.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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StretchDIBits uses level 2 PostScript.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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AdvancedSetup dialog box.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Many partially implemented functions.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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ps.c is becoming messy.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Notepad often starts text too far to the left depending
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on the margin settings. However the win3.1
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<filename>pscript.drv</filename> (under wine) also does
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this.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Probably many more...
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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