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From: raney@yertle.Colorado.EDU (Scott Raney)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: Printing under MOTIF
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Date: 1 Mar 91 21:37:57 GMT
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In article <910301125554.18437@alphalpha> nazgul@alfalfa.com (Kee Hinckley) writes:
>> I am just getting started with MOTIF and have been unable to find
>> any description about how you go about printing from within
>> an application. Am I just missing this in the manuals or is
>> there a lack of information on this subject? Any pointers
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>
>What!  You think this is a Mac or something?  :-)
Or GEM? Or MS-Windows ? Or NeXTStep?  Common imaging models (using
the same commands to draw to the screen and the printer) are actually
very common.
>
>Unfortunately there's no really standard way of printing graphics (or anything
>else) under Unix, so you're pretty much on your own.  
>
>It would be a good subject for an RFT though.
Don't bother, I already did.  OSF's official position is that since
X doesn't support it, they don't have to either.  Most developers
write Postscript generators for output, a non-trivial task.  Complain
to your OEM.  Tell them you'll develop in a more productive enviroment
(any of the above mentioned systems) if they don't supply a more complete
environment (an IDT (Interactive Design Tool), hardcopy support, a GUI
based installation program, a usable resource manager, etc.)

Scott




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