print-buffer(2)

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NAME

print-buffer - Print buffer, with formatting
print-region - Print region, with formatting

SYNOPSIS

print-buffer
print-region

DESCRIPTION

print-buffer and print-region print the current buffer or region, respectively, using high-lighting where appropriate. The hilighting assigned to a buffer is defined by the variable $buffer-hilight(5) the print format scheme is defined with hilight-print(2). The Language Templates section describes how the printer formatting is setup.

The numerical argument n determines the number of copies required.

The printer is set up from the File->Printer Setup menu.

Printing Under Microsoft Windows Environments

Printing under Microsoft Windows Environments automatically invokes a dialog box to assign and configure the printer page characteristics. The dialog box allows the printer to be selected, enables line numbering, headers and footers.

The dialog allows the user to select the font size, by defining the number of characters that appear on a logical page, and the number of logical pages that appear on a physical page. Selecting the logical and physical page characteristics determine the size of the font. For dense pages with a small typeface then a point size of 6 is appropriate. For clarity, a larger typeface of 10 or 12 points is advised.

NOTES

If the current buffer has no specific hilight-print scheme then the default, hilight-print scheme 0, is used.

The last printer configuration selected by the user is held in the registry file in the history section.

BUGS

Landscape printing under Microsoft Windows environments is temperamental.

Font selection under Microsoft Windows environments does not always determine the most appropriate font size.

The printer interface does not support native postscript generation. (In progress).