SciTE as editor for Python: No print formatting under LINUX.

Neil Hodgson nhodgson at bigpond.net.au
Thu Aug 19 18:58:46 EDT 2004


Konrad Koller:

> Under Windows print formatting (header, footer etc.) is OK. Under
> LINUX it does not work. SciTEGlobal.properties state around line 352:
>
> # Printing - only works on Windows
>
> Why? How is print formatting determined under LINUX (PLAT_GTK)?

   On Windows, the same API is used for drawing to the screen and printer so
SciTE performs printing itself. GTK+ doesn't provide a printing API so SciTE
calls an external application, with the default being a2ps set by
command.print.*=a2ps "$(FileNameExt)"

   Neil





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