Comments on: Gtk+ printing support http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/ Cool links and commentary Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:29:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Ploum http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Ploum Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-115 Is there any plan to support the mode "brochure" ?<p/><a href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326211">http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326211</a> Is there any plan to support the mode “brochure” ?

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326211

]]> By: Dave http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Dave Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-116 Why not make the page properties dialog instant apply? Why not make the page properties dialog instant apply?

]]> By: mike http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-117 mike Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-117 Is it possible to pass a postscript file directly to the printing engine? Gnomeprint didn't have a public API for this, so pygtk was unable to support this, and I currently have to exec gtklp to print a postscript file to a selectable printer. Is it possible to pass a postscript file directly to the printing engine? Gnomeprint didn’t have a public API for this, so pygtk was unable to support this, and I currently have to exec gtklp to print a postscript file to a selectable printer.

]]> By: Germán Poó-Caamaño http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Germán Poó-Caamaño Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-118 Looking the first screenshot I wonder What is the idea to have three orientations? I mean, two differents lanscapes mode. Why the user can't rotate the paper after printing the page?<p/>IMHO, only are needed two orientations. Looking the first screenshot I wonder What is the idea to have three orientations? I mean, two differents lanscapes mode. Why the user can’t rotate the paper after printing the page?

IMHO, only are needed two orientations.

]]> By: alex http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-119 alex Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-119 mike: Only if you use the unix-only api. The highlevel portable API can't do that. (Windows doesn't handle ps files all that well!)<p/> mike: Only if you use the unix-only api. The highlevel portable API can’t do that. (Windows doesn’t handle ps files all that well!)

]]> By: Rob http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Rob Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-120 would there be any harm from standardizing landscape so that there was just one choice for landscape orientation, with top being normally on what would be the left size of the printout? would there be any harm from standardizing landscape so that there was just one choice for landscape orientation, with top being normally on what would be the left size of the printout?

]]> By: aent http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-121 aent Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-121 What about Print Preview? What about Print Preview?

]]> By: Hub http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Hub Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-122 Alex,<p/>Some ideas I had previously wtr to PDF generation.<p/>A few things I would love to see in the APIs:<p/>1/ hooks to input the JPEG/DCT stream to the printing system. That way printing a document with JPEG image to a PDF file will allow to have the JPEG data directly saved compressed. Really appreciated for size when you want to transform your documents to PDF. <p/>2/ hooks to be able to specify "anchors" and "links". that we you can generate the ToC links directly.<p/>That last was already a feature request for gnome-print Alex,

Some ideas I had previously wtr to PDF generation.

A few things I would love to see in the APIs:

1/ hooks to input the JPEG/DCT stream to the printing system. That way printing a document with JPEG image to a PDF file will allow to have the JPEG data directly saved compressed. Really appreciated for size when you want to transform your documents to PDF.

2/ hooks to be able to specify “anchors” and “links”. that we you can generate the ToC links directly.

That last was already a feature request for gnome-print

]]> By: Alan Horkan http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Alan Horkan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-123 Looks strange to me to have a dropdown with two lines of text in it. It seems wrong to have only pictures and no labels for the choices Orientation. I'll probably file bug reports on these later. <br/> Looks strange to me to have a dropdown with two lines of text in it. It seems wrong to have only pictures and no labels for the choices Orientation. I’ll probably file bug reports on these later.

]]> By: Mark Howard http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Mark Howard Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2006/04/21/gtk-printing-support/#comment-124 This looks fantastic, thans for all your excellent efforts. I wish I could see the other tabs of the print dialog.<br/>A few questions:<br/>- Have you considered a thumbnail style preview? This would help lots with orientation, multiple pages per sheet (which I assume is on a different tab) and things like staple location. <br/>- How do you save default preferences from the print dialog?<br/>- Does number of copies really deserve to be on the main page -- If I print multiple copies then I usually also want to think about other 'advanced' options such as stapling and double sided printing.<p/>finally<br/>- Why does paper size and orientation have to be separate from the main print dialog? I've seen lots of people get annoyed at printing when they open the dialog to print but then have to close it and find another to change the orientation. This looks fantastic, thans for all your excellent efforts. I wish I could see the other tabs of the print dialog.
A few questions:
- Have you considered a thumbnail style preview? This would help lots with orientation, multiple pages per sheet (which I assume is on a different tab) and things like staple location.
- How do you save default preferences from the print dialog?
- Does number of copies really deserve to be on the main page — If I print multiple copies then I usually also want to think about other ‘advanced’ options such as stapling and double sided printing.

finally
- Why does paper size and orientation have to be separate from the main print dialog? I’ve seen lots of people get annoyed at printing when they open the dialog to print but then have to close it and find another to change the orientation.

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