Re: gtk printing

On Sat, 01 Nov 2008, Tony Mechelynck wrote:

> 
> On 01/11/08 02:57, bill lam wrote:
> > afaics gtk-gvim use linux console mode printing commands. Will gvim
> > use the more user friendly gtk printing system?  I wish I can use gvim
> > instead of gedit/geany for printing
> >
> 
> If the ":hardcopy" command, and the options displayed by
> 
> 	:help 'print<Ctrl-D>
> 
> are not friendly enough for you, you may load the editfile in your 
> favourite browser (maybe copy it first to some *.txt filename make sure 
> it will be treated as text/plain) and print from there.

This is the workaround I currently use.

:hardcopy in win32 gvim will pop up a familiar print dialog for
choosing or config printers.  gtk should have a similar dialog
available but gvim choose to ignore that.

Hypothetically, if :hardcopy on win32 gvim is the same as that in
linux gvim, I guess notepad will also be needed as a workaround for
printing.

That said, I did not suggest that gtk print dialog should be used in
console mode vim.