Re: A strawman proposal for X.org & XFree86.org
Ross Vandegrift <[email protected]>
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On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 03:40:22PM +0400, Vadim Plessky wrote: > | Xprint is somewhat used - it's a seperate X server that > | "displays" by creating postscript and pcl print jobs, for simple addition > | of printing to an X application using the same API, much like MacOS & > | Windows printing. Mozilla can print to it, as can some versions of > | OpenOffice.) > > Isn't CUPS designed to replace this? No, not even close. CUPS is a abomination of a replacement for the printer spooling system. Xprint is an X server that draws X primitives to PostScript output instead of a display. Very different beasts. -- Ross Vandegrift [email protected] A Pope has a Water Cannon. It is a Water Cannon. He fires Holy-Water from it. It is a Holy-Water Cannon. He Blesses it. It is a Holy Holy-Water Cannon. He Blesses the Hell out of it. It is a Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. He has it pierced. It is a Holey Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. He makes it official. It is a Canon Holey Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. Batman and Robin arrive. He shoots them.