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diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index e178bb40a60..75b72fc4d28 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -782,6 +782,22 @@ runs in XEmacs, and look for the prologue files in a wrong directory. The solution is to upgrade X-Symbol to a later version. +* lpr commands don't work on MS-Windows with some cheap printers. + +This problem may also strike other platforms, but the solution is +likely to be a global one, and not Emacs specific. + +Many cheap inkjet, and even some cheap laser printers, do not +print plain text anymore, they will only print through graphical +printer drivers. A workaround on MS-Windows is to use Windows' basic +built in editor to print (this is possibly the only useful purpose it +has): + +(setq printer-name "") ;; notepad takes the default +(setq lpr-command "notepad") ;; notepad +(setq lpr-switches nil) ;; not needed +(setq lpr-printer-switch "/P") ;; run notepad as batch printer + * On systems with shared libraries you might encounter run-time errors from the dynamic linker telling you that it is unable to find some shared libraries, for instance those for Xaw3d or image support. |