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Benjamin Sher wrote:
> 
> Dear friends:
> 
> May I ask for your help in writing a very simple shell script for the
> Print function.
> 
> I have been using a lovely text editor called Cooledit for quite some
> time. It's a programmer's editor but can also be used for any editing.
> It is color coded so it's especially great when editing configuration
> files. The only thing that's missing from it is a Print function. I
> wrote to the author, who advised me to do the best I can or get
> someone's help in writing the shell script. I guess he didn't want to be
> bothered. Well, I clicked on Scripts, New Scripts, then was asked for
> for the name of the script, the menu item (no big deal here -- just
> typed "Print" in both cases), then hotkey (typed P). Now the biggie: I
> am asked for the argument. First, I don't know whether I can use Print
> as user or as root. Secondly, I tried to put "lpr" in it and then
> "etc/rc.d/init.d/start lp0". That didn't work, either. What argument
> would I use that would allow me to click on Print and have it print out
> any file I wish? And as user, if possible?
> 
> Thanks so very much.
> 
> Benjamin
> 
> If you are at all interested in trying out Cooledit for yourself, you
> can get it from:
> 
> http://www.netins.net/showcase/Comput-IT/cooledit/download.html
> 
> (It's available as an rpm)
> 
> Check the screenshots and you'll see why I like using it.
> 
> If you do decide to use it, you need to know the following:
> 
> After installing Cooledit, whenever you log into KDE, you see a
> message from Cooledit for another program called Coolicons. To get rid
> of this message, you need to go to /etc/X11/xinit. First, delete the
> pre-coolicon file, then open xinitrc and delete the section that has to
> do with coolicon.
> 
> Thank you all so much.
> 
> Benjamin
> 
> --
> Benjamin and Anna Sher
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sher's Russian Web
> http://www.websher.net

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