Re: gEDA-user: Scaling of ps output

[Mario Klebsch <mario@klebsch.de>]

Hi!

Am 25.10.2004 um 03:43 schrieb John Eaton:
> Each printer you use will need it's own template. Different printers 
> have
> different size print zones. Laserjets are different from inkjets...
That is exactly why there are PPD (PostScript Printer Description) 
files. They specify everything that is specific to each printer like 
imagable aera, supported paper formats and other options like duplexing 
as well as supplying PostScript program fragments to use these 
features. These fragments have to be included in the PostScript output. 
When at some later time the file has to be send to a different printer, 
these printer specific code can easily be identified and replaced by 
the apropriate code for the printer.

73, Mario
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Mario Klebsch                                           mario@klebsch.de
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