030605 Anne Wilson wrote: AW> Does anyone get a satisfactory printout AW> with pp 1-2 on one side, pp 3-4 on the other. PW> i always print things with Xpp , PW> which shows an option to print 2 or 4 pp/side. PW> generally, Xpp is very good for printing text files. PW> goto 'Options' -> 'Basic' -> 'Page Ordering', PW> then fiddle with 'Page Set' & 'Scaled-down Printing'. AW> For most things I usually use kedit or kwrite, AW> but they don't seem to send the correct commands. AW> GEdit doesn't seem to allow you to select printer or check page alignment AW> In Kwrite, I found that if I used preview it opened in GV, AW> and there I could change the command to xpp. AW> That's much better, but it doesn't handle the short edge flip properly.
we have been talking slightly at cross-purposes: i don't try to print from within an editor, but use an Xterm on another desktop to invoke Xpp from the command-line. just make sure you've saved the file before you print it (smile). -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto
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