[iyonix-support] Re: Printing from a queue

In message <2d60132050.graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Graham Pickles <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a lot of HTML files whose display I wish to print on my Iyonix.
> To load each one in turn, select the print option from Netsurf and
> await the printout ast 600 dpi is time consuming. I would like to list
> them in an obey file and then just let the printer (filled with plenty
> of paper) get on with it whilst I do something useful! What instruction
> do I need? On my old machine I used to use something like

> *copy :4.$.Fossils.g12 printer:

> However it appears it is more complex on the Iyonix with its USB hub.

Not really. That command does the same on the Iyonix as on previous 
versions of RISC OS. I seriously doubt that it would do what you want 
though because it sends the file verbatim to the printer, so if g12 is 
an HTML file and your printer supports text mode the above command 
prints the HTML source code. If your printer does not support text 
mode (e.g., many modern Epsons and Canons), nothing is printed.

If you want to print what the HTML looks like when rendered by a 
browser you need to print from your browser or by dragging the file to 
!Printers, which then in turn asks the browser to print it (provided 
that your browser supports the relevant printing protocol, and, as Ian 
pointed out, NetSurf does not).

Martin
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