Re: About the font used by 'ps-spool-buffer-with-faces'

Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> writes:

>> From: Joel Reicher <[email protected]>
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:54:55 +1100
>>
>> Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> writes:

[...]

>>> Which parts of the doc string are inaccurate, in your opinion?
>>
>> "Like the command =A1=AEps-spool-buffer=A1=AF, but includes *font*,=20
>> color,  and underline information in the generated image."
>>
>> (Emphasis mine)
>>
>> Wouldn't most people interpret that as the postscript=20
>> containing  the same font as the buffer, and unconditionally=20
>> so?
>
> Not me, at least.  It doesn't say that the fonts and the colors=20
> are the same as in the buffer.  And frankly, I don't understand=20
> why people would expect the font and the colors to be the same.=20
> Why would I expect the PostScript printer to use the same fonts=20
> I see on the screen, when the former are fonts known to the=20
> printer (and using the resolution of the printer), whereas the=20
> latter are fonts installed on my computer, with resolution of my=20
> screen?  Likewise with colors: why would I expect to see the=20
> same colors if my PostScript printer is black and white?

I understand, and while I might not be able explain why "people"=20
would have a different expectation, the best argument for the=20
possibility of confusion here is that it just happened.

Thanks and regards,

       - Joel