Re: w32 issues

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:
> > > > I guess that can work in some circumstances, but it bypasses the 
> > > > printer drivers. Couldn't that lead to problems for the printer 
> > > > drivers?
> > >
> > > Yes, it bypasses the printer driver, what kind of problem?
> >
> > Printer state mostly. Maybe some lock conditions. However these are 
> > not the main obstacles, please see my other message.
>
> Humm, it seems that this program doesn't bypass the printer driver.
> I've just read the program documentation:
>
> S_Run opens the PostScript file for input. We use the Standard C I/O 
> functions on the PostScript file because they are convenient, but we 
> must use Winders-specific functions for the printer. *We send the 
> PostScript data to the printer as ``raw'' data, so we must open the 
> printer with OpenPrinter*, tell Winders that we're printing a document 
> with StartDocPrinter, & then ensure that the printer is in PostScript 
> mode. All that printer preparation happens in S_StartPrinter.

I do not think that is the driver. That is only the API to access the 
printer. Same as a driver is using (but it does a lot more).