On 18-Oct-99, Mike Swartzell wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Not being a programmer I have to wonder how much trouble it would be
> to have a call made to the printer prefs, then a quick check to
> printer grfx, then a printing of the page that is on the screen?
That isn't the way to do it, because screen resolution (about 72 dpi) is
much lower than print resolution (at least 300 dpi). The correct method
is
1. for a non-PostScript printer, render the page at 300 or 600 dpi
(depending on the printer) a strip at a time, sending each strip in turn
as it is ready. (This is how DTP programs and Draw Studio do it)
2. for a PostScript printer, send the page as PostScript code
Both of these need a set of outline fonts, but these will also be needed
for Style Sheets. Microsoft have a good set of free fonts for web use at
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/free.htm
and there are the URW fonts given away for use with Linux.
Regards
--
Don Cox
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