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printer - Tool

	Package	utility
	Module	misc

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Print files

include "printer.g"

Constructors

printer

Create a printer access tool

Functions

gui	Send some files to the printer using a GUI
print	Send some files to the printer
printvalues	Print some Glish values
reinit	Reset the printing parameters

Description
The printer class provides access to ``printing'' text and postscript files both to a printer or to ghostview. The printing can take place in a number of formats (portrait, landscape, two-up) and paper formats (letter, A3, A4). The actual work is carried out behind the scenes by the pri shell script, which in turn calls lwf_a. Both of these are documented in the system manual.

A GUI control panel is also provided by this class - this is suitable for use both by users directly, and through a ``Print...'' item on a GUI.

The major change that is needed is that defaults should be pulled in from aipsrc rather than assumed (printer.default is used though if the PRINTER environment variable is not set).

Example

- p := printer()
- p.gui()