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Re: Executor kudos and a question/suggestion



>>>>> "Donald" == Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> writes:

    Donald> Now, on to my question.  Is it possible to switch printing
    Donald> modes "on the fly"?  What I mean is this: Normally, I have
    Donald> my Executor print directly to my PostScript printer.  This
    Donald> makes sense, since I when I choose "print" I usually mean
    Donald> to print something.  HOWEVER, sometimes I'd like to
    Donald> generate a Postscript file -- for example, when I want to
    Donald> FAX my resume to a prospective employer, I have to
    Donald> generate a PostScript file which I can then send through
    Donald> the Hylafax program (which expects PostScript files on
    Donald> input).  I have to do this by quitting Executor (thus
    Donald> interrupting my work, etc.) and running it with the
    Donald> "-printer" switch to tell it to print to a file.  It would
    Donald> be nice to be able to do this while running Executor,
    Donald> either by a configuration option, a hot-key, or a holding
    Donald> down a special key while choosing the "Print" command
    Donald> (say, if you hold down Clover-LeftShift while choosing
    Donald> Print, it'll print to a file).

    Donald> I primarily need this feature in the Linux version fo
    Donald> Executor, however it might be useful for the DOS folks
    Donald> too(?).

    Donald> Is this possible?  If not, is it feasible enough to add
    Donald> this feature?  Please let me know.  Thanks!

There's no built in way to do this.  However, under Linux Executor
will pipe the printer output through a script called
"executor_filter".  You could write your own executor_filter script
that either sends the output to a printer or to a file, depending on
something you can toggle while Executor is running, e.g. the presence
or absence of a magic "use_printer" file.  It's a hack, I know, but it
should work.

-Mat


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