> ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: Re: [Scribus] Postscript files > From: avox <avox at arcor.de> > To: scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > Date: 10-04-2007 1:47 > > > > > > hovergo wrote: > > > > This may be off topic. > > > > My computer parts supplier is adamant that new laser printers are non > > postscript, rather they use a new file format developed by Microsoft. > > > > Microsoft starting FUD again, eh? > > > > > As I am in the market for a new laser low to mid range printer, I use > > Linux > > exclusively and Scribus easily exports to eps and ps, I am a little > > concerned. I find with 1.3.3.8 scribus, jpegs lose a lot in resolution > > when > > printed and don't now why. > > Can someone offer some advice of tell me if postscript \ eps will continue > > as a > > standard. > > > > Your rumour supplier was probably talking about XPS which comes with Windows > Vista. > I'm not aware if Microsoft plans an update of older Windows systems to also > use XPS > (pretty unlikely, IMHO), so it would not be very wise for a printer > manufacturer to go > that way. > > Anyway, current printer languages are either Postscript, PDF or some > manufacturer > standard, eg. HP's PCL or Epsons Esc/P. Linux gets pretty good support from > printer manafacturers recently (notably HP and Canon/Ricoh), so I wouldn't > fear > you can't use them anymore. > > Artifex already produces an XPS version of ghostscript, so even if there > will be XPS > printers, the situation is not as bad as with the old GDI printers. > perhaps GDI is exactly what he meant. its not uncommon
Craig
