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diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi index e0341a49913..c2c382ead0b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi @@ -2261,13 +2261,18 @@ off. @vindex ps-print-color-p If your printer doesn't support colors, you should turn off color processing by setting @code{ps-print-color-p} to @code{nil}. By -default, if the display supports colors, Emacs produces hardcopy output -with color information; on black-and-white printers, colors are emulated -with shades of gray. This might produce illegible output, even if your -screen colors only use shades of gray. - - Alternatively, you can set @code{ps-print-color-p} to @code{black-white} to -print colors on black/white printers. +default, if the display supports colors, Emacs produces hardcopy +output with color information; on black-and-white printers, colors are +emulated with shades of gray. This might produce barely-readable or +even illegible output, even if your screen colors only use shades of +gray. + +@vindex ps-black-white-faces + Alternatively, you can set @code{ps-print-color-p} to @code{black-white} +to have colors display better on black/white printers. This works by +using information in @code{ps-black-white-faces} to express colors by +customizable list of shades of gray, augmented by bold and italic +face attributes. @vindex ps-use-face-background By default, PostScript printing ignores the background colors of the |