--- a/PostscriptPrinterStream.st Tue Aug 19 23:08:22 2003 +0200
+++ b/PostscriptPrinterStream.st Wed Aug 20 13:57:08 2003 +0200
@@ -43,33 +43,34 @@
"
This class provides simple text output to postscript printers;
to use it, evaluate
- Smalltalk at:#Printer put:PostscriptPrinterStream
+ Smalltalk at:#Printer put:PostscriptPrinterStream
(usually in some rc file).
or change it via the launchers settings-menu.
See examples on how to send something to the printer.
- For now, only Helvetica, Courier and Times fonts in italic, roman and bold
- are supported.
+ For now, only Helvetica, Courier and Times fonts in italic, roman and bold are supported.
It does not directly support graphics and other fancy features of Postscript,
but provides a compatible interface for simple text line-printing
(see other subclasses of PrinterStream).
- If you already have a postscript string at hand, this can be sent to
- the printer in native mode.
+ If you already have a postscript string at hand, this can be sent to the printer in native mode.
To output graphics, you need the PSGraphicsContext (and friend-) classes.
These provide protocol similar to the one provided by display graphicContexts.
- Notice, that these postscript classes are derived from public domain code;
- there is no warranty.
+ PSGraphicsContext generates its own postscript - not caring for the margin/font settings
+ here (these are only used if the printer-stream protocol is used (i.e. nextPut, cr etc.)
+
+ Notice, that these postscript classes are derived from public domain code; there is no warranty.
+
[see also:]
- PSGraphicsContext
- EpsonFX1PrinterStream HPLjetIIPrinterStream PrinterStream
+ PSGraphicsContext
+ EpsonFX1PrinterStream HPLjetIIPrinterStream PrinterStream
[author:]
- Claus Gittinger
+ Claus Gittinger
"
!
@@ -1138,7 +1139,7 @@
!PostscriptPrinterStream class methodsFor:'documentation'!
version
- ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic2/PostscriptPrinterStream.st,v 1.59 2003-05-19 09:44:13 cg Exp $'
+ ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic2/PostscriptPrinterStream.st,v 1.60 2003-08-20 11:57:08 cg Exp $'
! !
PostscriptPrinterStream initialize!