Hello,
On 03-Jan-00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I guess there really isn't a built-in printing mechanism. The
>> workaround
--snip--
> PDF is a Good Thing but only a couple of platforms are supported by
> Adobe. Elsewhere the user is reliant on various hacks and ports of Linux
> code.
--snip--
> Text-only printing is really only useful for program code etc nowadays -
> even emails often contain specifications as to which font they should be
> printed in.
IMO e-mail should remain plain text, attach an HTML, RTF or even PDF (if you
must) document if you need that fancy formatting.
> How far is Rebol planned to be its own OS, as Java is?
Java is an OS (boot straight to Java)? What does it run on as such?
> But using the local libraries will make cross-platform coding impossible,
> as some platforms will provide functions (such as algorithmic embolding)
> that others lack. Some support Unicode, others do not. Problems ...
Since Rebol is compiled for each platform wouldn't it be possible to have a
Rebol module which on one platform will use the apropriate OS routine or
library, and on another include the necessary support routines?
Elliott
