Re: Print API Example

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 21:52 +0100, Marko Anastasov wrote:
> On уто, 2007-02-06 at 05:09 +1100, Steven Greenslade wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I've just finished going through the printing example, but the preview 
> > bit doesn't work. =/
> > 
> > I've downloaded the source of the example, and it doesn't work either. I 
> > type in some random text, hit the Preview menu entry, and a brief moment 
> > of activity, then nothing.
> > 
> > Are there any dependencies I should have that I might be missing? I'm 
> > running Windows x64 (AMD64) with GTKmm 2.10.
> > 
> > P.S. I'm not sure if Printing is working either... One doesn't usually 
> > set off a printer at 5am if one wants to live. =]
> 
> Unfortunately it seems that the (Gtk+) print preview functionality has
> not been tested thoroughly enough on Windows, and it is a known problem
> for the Gtk+ developers.

Do you have a bugzilla link for that?

>  The problem is that they do not have enough
> manpower to work on it. So really any help (as in patches) from someone
> who could improve it (on Mac as well) would be very welcome.
> 
> My guess is that once a big-enough application which needs well-working
> cross-platform printing functionality from Gtk+ sees the problem the
> situation will improve. (For instance, inkscape developers plan to use
> it for 0.35.)
> 
> Marko
> 
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