[Coco] DriveWire printing options

[Bob Devries]

I would go for either PDf or RAW file output. The raw file has the advantage 
of not locking the Coco side printer to a particular brand/model. Then a 
atand-alone utility can be produced for converting the raw data to a 
graphics or text printout.

Regards, Bob Devries
Goulburn, NSW, Australia

--
Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's 
native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Swygert" <farna at att.net>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] DriveWire printing options


>I suggest PDF file output for portability, and that will handle graphics as 
>well as text. If someone needs an editable text file all they have to do is 
>open the file in a PDF reader and copy the text then paste into any editor 
>they'd like as a text file.
>
> What you really need to do is look at the possible scenarios and decide 
> which is easiest to incorporate. If someone intends to use this for 
> something other than programming they will want graphics output too, so a 
> plain text print wouldn't work for them. Because PC printers are stupid 
> and need the CPU to do most of the work, you may be limited to something 
> like text output. That is better than nothing!
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