For xprint to be accepted by ordinary users (and even by Linux distributors) good documentation is absolutely needed. This should be the first priority above anything else. I said so before on this list.
I agree to a certain extent, but I have my doubts about the overall readyness of xprint for serious usage. I say this because I've posted to this list in recent months about - Augment_Printer_List not working as specified in the documentation (cannot use '|' in command as per example, printer list mysteriously reversed) - Using Augment_Printer_List *at all* results in Xprt not being able to detect the spooler and hence results in no printing. This was first reported in March 2004 - a patch (which didn't work) was suggested at that time. I didn't receive any replies to my posts about these problems. I patched the source code myself to get round these problems, but they did lead me to have serious doubts about the reliability of the Xprint code and the existence of an active support community (e.g. this list). Lately, I've been seeing numerous postscript errors when printing from Xprint to HP printers - as a result of the postscript produced by Xprint. I haven't posted any of these details to the list, as it didn't appear to be active enough to warrant the effort. It's slightly disappointing, as I would certainly like to use a working Xprint, but I suspect I may have to conclude that it's simply not yet in a state where it's ready for serious usage and development isn't active enough to become so. I hope I'm wrong though, as it's potentially a very very useful bit of s/w. Regards Toby Blake University of Edinburgh _______________________________________________ Xprint mailing list [email protected] http://mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/xprint
