# HG changeset patch # User Jason Rumney # Date 1056918127 0 # Node ID b819086c2c6aab326b454fc037f23ccabd358b0f # Parent 04628db4db1aa0f6daee5ca2a07d7d1c637731d4 Add workaround for "Windows only" printers diff -r 04628db4db1a -r b819086c2c6a etc/PROBLEMS --- a/etc/PROBLEMS Sun Jun 29 13:52:50 2003 +0000 +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS Sun Jun 29 20:22:07 2003 +0000 @@ -782,6 +782,22 @@ The solution is to upgrade X-Symbol to a later version. +* lpr commands don't work on MS-Windows with some cheap printers. + +This problem may also strike other platforms, but the solution is +likely to be a global one, and not Emacs specific. + +Many cheap inkjet, and even some cheap laser printers, do not +print plain text anymore, they will only print through graphical +printer drivers. A workaround on MS-Windows is to use Windows' basic +built in editor to print (this is possibly the only useful purpose it +has): + +(setq printer-name "") ;; notepad takes the default +(setq lpr-command "notepad") ;; notepad +(setq lpr-switches nil) ;; not needed +(setq lpr-printer-switch "/P") ;; run notepad as batch printer + * On systems with shared libraries you might encounter run-time errors from the dynamic linker telling you that it is unable to find some shared libraries, for instance those for Xaw3d or image support.