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).

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