I don't claim to be an expert but I believe the CUPS printing system can directly print pdf files. CUPS is pretty std on linux but I think it is available on windows as well.
> > Ed Leafe wrote: > > Take a look at > http://wxwidgets.org/manuals/2.6.3/wx_wxprintout.html > > > > Printing is very, very low-level in wxPython. This > would require a > > major effort, probably on par with creating the Dabo grid, > in order > > to achieve basic printing in Dabo. > > Yes. I've read Robin's book and am familiar with it just > enough to realize the > truth of your statement. > > Are there other things we could attach to Dabo to do printing > from Python? I'm > stuck thinking of wx because that's the only Python-based > print framework I > know of. Are there others? > > > Does ReportLab have an option of 'to printer' instead > of opening up > > the output in a preview? If so, that could handle a large > amount of > > our printing needs. > > ReportLab produces PDF files. Nothing more or less. I've > discussed the > printing issue on the ReportLab mailing list at some length. > (Too much length > actually, as I probably offended some people -- I just > couldn't believe it was > so difficult to actually just print a PDF.) The available > answers came down > to: a) make do with GhostScript, b) buy a commercial solution. They > "officially" consider the printing question to be OT. Once > the PDF file is on > disk, they're done. > > The above isn't meant to be critical of ReportLab. It's > terrific and the > authors are very helpful. The problem really is Adobe's > bloated, pretentious, > unbearable Reader app. > > I don't mean to rant, I'd be grateful for any ideas on how to > print from > Python. Unless succor comes from some unknown direction I may > be doomed to > embark on that "major effort" you mentioned. As Mr. Spock > would say, "not a > very pleasant prospect". :-) > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users
