Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Re: Yet Another Merge

[Jean-Marc V. <ver...@if...>]

> Roll paper and very long prints are two different issues.  Very long,
> narrow prints are going to be hard to represent on the preview
> window.  Roll paper is something else; we need to understand a little
> better how Epson handles that.

I didn't realize that was a major issue. Couldn't one consider roll paper as
endless paper ? Do you really need a bottom margin before you start
printing ? Of course you do with full page layout programs like ghostscript and
probably gimp-print as well. But one could imagine a mode where you would
simply feed the printer continuously with separate prints until the user says
stop or something. Isn't that what Epson does (I haven't tried it) ?

>    > I ported it to the mainline and did gimp_main_window as well.  Shall I
>    > commit it there or would you like to?
>
>    Go ahead. You've already gone a step further than me; I haven't even
looked
>    at gimp_main_window and I don't know what it does !
>
> OK.  It's in there now.
>
>    >    - I haven't found a way to display centimeters (or millimeters)
>    >    instead of inches.
>    >
>    > We really should do that...
>
>    I'll give it a try tonight (unless it's already done as well). That'll be
my
>    second gtk lesson.
>
> Could you do this stuff on the mainline, not just on your branch?  I
> want the UI stuff to get in as quickly as possible; your dithering
> stuff is what needs more testing before committing to the mainline.
>
That's what I've done before reading your message actually.
So I've done it and committed it. It works for me at least. However:
1 - I haven't dared do the same with gimp_main_window.c
2 - I've use a global variable "vars_unit" at the top of gtk_main_window.c
I don't know where to put it for sure. That's not exactly a printer specific
variable. I doubt that someone would use inches on one printer and centimeters
on another model. That's rather region specific.
3 - The layout is objectionable. Below scaling. But it's there.

> Hmm.  I'm using an 870 myself (on a parallel port, not a USB).
> Evidently the return on a USB port is slightly different.

Is there a way I can help with USB ?
Please note that I had problems outside of USB as well (and I'm apparently
not the only one).

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