# HG changeset patch # User Eli Zaretskii # Date 1148151382 0 # Node ID 9fb34710a5ddb48ca83394e1319ecf945b6dff9d # Parent e45930338ccfd07a5649514b31ba80de9c273ed8 (Windows Printing): Mention non-support of plain text printing with some el-cheapo printers, and suggest a workaround. diff -r e45930338ccf -r 9fb34710a5dd man/msdog.texi --- a/man/msdog.texi Sat May 20 18:36:50 2006 +0000 +++ b/man/msdog.texi Sat May 20 18:56:22 2006 +0000 @@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ 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)}