[OS X TeX] print via engine

Peter Dyballa Peter_Dyballa at Web.DE
Mon Mar 19 13:36:58 EDT 2007


Am 19.03.2007 um 17:30 schrieb Chris Goedde:

> If the printer is a postscript printer, then you could (probably,  
> not tested) just use lpr directly from the shell script. See 'man  
> lpr' for details.

Yes, but you have no preview and you can't select from the printer a  
different feeder, rotate the output, or print it two pages on one  
sheet, either on one side or on both sides ... Lpr is too generic to  
be able to do such things (although some jobs could be realised with  
some effort).

AppleScript seems to be the only choice to get the printing user  
interface on screen!

--
Greetings

   Pete

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
      -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania.



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