Re: Express Spooler program

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>> You'd need something like "reverse printer drivers" that translate the
>> printer codes back to the picture. Not that easy, really (think of a
>> DW550C..sigh)...
>
>    But that's taking the hard way out.  Just write a single "printer
>driver" whose output device is the SHR screen.  Instead of generating
>printer control codes, it produces QuickDraw II commands and then uses
>the list to draw on the screen.  You can add other nifty features like
>scaling, zooming, saving as a PICT or paint file, etc.  There's nothing
>that says a printer driver has to output to a printer... Actually, I'm
>surprised Vitesse or Seven Hills hasn't done this yet.  You don't have
>to worry about printer quirks or the interface card, so it should be
>fairly easy to write.

Econ have/will have something that does this.

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frank m. lin
fmlin@netcom.com