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55535639 1;;; lpr.el --- print Emacs buffer on line printer
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ba318903 3;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001-2014 Free Software
ab422c4d 4;; Foundation, Inc.
3a801d0c 5
34dc21db 6;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
55535639 7;; Keywords: unix
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9;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
10
eb3fa2cf 11;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
d6c7e99a 12;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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13;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
14;; (at your option) any later version.
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15
16;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
17;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
18;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
19;; GNU General Public License for more details.
20
21;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
eb3fa2cf 22;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
d6c7e99a 23
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24;;; Commentary:
25
bdc9238e 26;; Commands to send the region or a buffer to your printer. Entry points
75477452 27;; are `lpr-buffer', `print-buffer', `lpr-region', or `print-region'; option
8748e3eb 28;; variables include `printer-name', `lpr-switches' and `lpr-command'.
e41b2db1 29
e5167999 30;;; Code:
d6c7e99a 31
bdc9238e 32;;;###autoload
4ad25e43 33(defvar lpr-windows-system
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34 (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt))
35 "Non-nil if running on MS-DOS or MS Windows.")
4ad25e43 36
bdc9238e 37;;;###autoload
4ad25e43 38(defvar lpr-lp-system
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39 (memq system-type '(usg-unix-v hpux irix))
40 "Non-nil if running on a system type that uses the \"lp\" command.")
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41
42
c5292bc8 43(defgroup lpr nil
f93e905f 44 "Print Emacs buffer on line printer."
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45 :group 'wp)
46
4ad25e43 47
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48;;;###autoload
49(defcustom printer-name
a3374680 50 (and (eq system-type 'ms-dos) "PRN")
9201cc28 51 "The name of a local printer to which data is sent for printing.
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52\(Note that PostScript files are sent to `ps-printer-name', which see.\)
53
54On Unix-like systems, a string value should be a name understood by
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55lpr's -P option; otherwise the value should be nil.
56
57On MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems, a string value is taken as the name of
58a printer device or port, provided `lpr-command' is set to \"\".
59Typical non-default settings would be \"LPT1\" to \"LPT3\" for parallel
60printers, or \"COM1\" to \"COM4\" or \"AUX\" for serial printers, or
61\"//hostname/printer\" for a shared network printer. You can also set
62it to the name of a file, in which case the output gets appended to that
63file. If you want to discard the printed output, set this to \"NUL\"."
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64 :type '(choice :menu-tag "Printer Name"
65 :tag "Printer Name"
66 (const :tag "Default" nil)
67 ;; could use string but then we lose completion for files.
68 (file :tag "Name"))
8748e3eb 69 :group 'lpr)
c5292bc8 70
6503cec3 71;;;###autoload
4ad25e43 72(defcustom lpr-switches nil
9201cc28 73 "List of strings to pass as extra options for the printer program.
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74It is recommended to set `printer-name' instead of including an explicit
75switch on this list.
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76See `lpr-command'."
77 :type '(repeat (string :tag "Argument"))
78 :group 'lpr)
3a621cfe 79
7298f3f7 80(defcustom lpr-add-switches (memq system-type '(berkeley-unix gnu/linux))
9201cc28 81 "Non-nil means construct `-T' and `-J' options for the printer program.
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82These are made assuming that the program is `lpr';
83if you are using some other incompatible printer program,
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84this variable should be nil."
85 :type 'boolean
86 :group 'lpr)
d6c7e99a 87
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88(defcustom lpr-printer-switch
89 (if lpr-lp-system
90 "-d "
91 "-P")
9201cc28 92 "Printer switch, that is, something like \"-P\", \"-d \", \"/D:\", etc.
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93This switch is used in conjunction with `printer-name'."
94 :type '(choice :menu-tag "Printer Name Switch"
95 :tag "Printer Name Switch"
96 (const :tag "None" nil)
97 (string :tag "Printer Switch"))
98 :group 'lpr)
99
910476ef 100;;;###autoload
c5292bc8 101(defcustom lpr-command
6bdad9ae 102 (purecopy
8bc62130 103 (cond
4ad25e43 104 (lpr-windows-system
8bc62130 105 "")
4ad25e43 106 (lpr-lp-system
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107 "lp")
108 (t
6bdad9ae 109 "lpr")))
9201cc28 110 "Name of program for printing a file.
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111
112On MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems, if the value is an empty string then
113Emacs will write directly to the printer port named by `printer-name'.
114The programs `print' and `nprint' (the standard print programs on
115Windows NT and Novell Netware respectively) are handled specially, using
116`printer-name' as the destination for output; any other program is
117treated like `lpr' except that an explicit filename is given as the last
118argument."
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119 :type 'string
120 :group 'lpr)
d6c7e99a 121
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122;; Default is nil, because that enables us to use pr -f
123;; which is more reliable than pr with no args, which is what lpr -p does.
c5292bc8 124(defcustom lpr-headers-switches nil
9201cc28 125 "List of strings of options to request page headings in the printer program.
7173ec77 126If nil, we run `lpr-page-header-program' to make page headings
c5292bc8 127and print the result."
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128 :type '(choice (const nil)
129 (string :tag "Single argument")
130 (repeat :tag "Multiple arguments" (string :tag "Argument")))
c5292bc8 131 :group 'lpr)
3a621cfe 132
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133(defcustom print-region-function
134 (if (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt))
ae4002ce 135 #'w32-direct-print-region-function
2cdeb903 136 #'call-process-region)
d6c7e99a 137 "Function to call to print the region on a printer.
c5292bc8 138See definition of `print-region-1' for calling conventions."
2cdeb903 139 :type 'function
c5292bc8 140 :group 'lpr)
d6c7e99a 141
c5292bc8 142(defcustom lpr-page-header-program "pr"
9201cc28 143 "Name of program for adding page headers to a file."
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144 :type 'string
145 :group 'lpr)
c820123b 146
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147;; Berkeley systems support -F, and GNU pr supports both -f and -F,
148;; So it looks like -F is a better default.
be62e9d5 149(defcustom lpr-page-header-switches '("-h" "%s" "-F")
9201cc28 150 "List of strings to use as options for the page-header-generating program.
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151If `%s' appears in any of the strings, it is substituted by the page title.
152Note that for correct quoting, `%s' should normally be a separate element.
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153The variable `lpr-page-header-program' specifies the program to use."
154 :type '(repeat string)
155 :group 'lpr)
c820123b 156
7229064d 157;;;###autoload
d6c7e99a 158(defun lpr-buffer ()
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159 "Print buffer contents without pagination or page headers.
160See the variables `lpr-switches' and `lpr-command'
161for customization of the printer command."
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162 (interactive
163 (unless (y-or-n-p "Send current buffer to default printer? ")
d5081c1e 164 (error "Canceled")))
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165 (print-region-1 (point-min) (point-max) lpr-switches nil))
166
7229064d 167;;;###autoload
d6c7e99a 168(defun print-buffer ()
e20192f4 169 "Paginate and print buffer contents.
e20192f4 170
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171The variable `lpr-headers-switches' controls how to paginate.
172If it is nil (the default), we run the `pr' program (or whatever program
173`lpr-page-header-program' specifies) to paginate.
174`lpr-page-header-switches' specifies the switches for that program.
175
176Otherwise, the switches in `lpr-headers-switches' are used
177in the print command itself; we expect them to request pagination.
f1180544 178
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179See the variables `lpr-switches' and `lpr-command'
180for further customization of the printer command."
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181 (interactive
182 (unless (y-or-n-p "Send current buffer to default printer? ")
d5081c1e 183 (error "Canceled")))
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184 (print-region-1 (point-min) (point-max) lpr-switches t))
185
7229064d 186;;;###autoload
d6c7e99a 187(defun lpr-region (start end)
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188 "Print region contents without pagination or page headers.
189See the variables `lpr-switches' and `lpr-command'
190for customization of the printer command."
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191 (interactive
192 (if (y-or-n-p "Send selected text to default printer? ")
193 (list (region-beginning) (region-end))
d5081c1e 194 (error "Canceled")))
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195 (print-region-1 start end lpr-switches nil))
196
7229064d 197;;;###autoload
d6c7e99a 198(defun print-region (start end)
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199 "Paginate and print the region contents.
200
201The variable `lpr-headers-switches' controls how to paginate.
202If it is nil (the default), we run the `pr' program (or whatever program
203`lpr-page-header-program' specifies) to paginate.
204`lpr-page-header-switches' specifies the switches for that program.
205
206Otherwise, the switches in `lpr-headers-switches' are used
207in the print command itself; we expect them to request pagination.
f1180544 208
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209See the variables `lpr-switches' and `lpr-command'
210for further customization of the printer command."
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211 (interactive
212 (if (y-or-n-p "Send selected text to default printer? ")
213 (list (region-beginning) (region-end))
d5081c1e 214 (error "Canceled")))
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215 (print-region-1 start end lpr-switches t))
216
217(defun print-region-1 (start end switches page-headers)
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218 (and page-headers lpr-headers-switches
219 ;; It's possible to use an lpr option to get page headers.
220 (setq switches (append (if (stringp lpr-headers-switches)
221 (list lpr-headers-switches)
222 lpr-headers-switches)
223 switches)))
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224 ;; On some MIPS system, having a space in the job name
225 ;; crashes the printer demon. But using dashes looks ugly
226 ;; and it seems to annoying to do for that MIPS system.
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227 (save-excursion
228 (let ((name (concat (buffer-name) " Emacs buffer"))
229 ;; Make pipes use the same coding system as
230 ;; writing the buffer to a file would.
231 (coding-system-for-write (or coding-system-for-write
232 buffer-file-coding-system))
233 (coding-system-for-read (or coding-system-for-read
234 buffer-file-coding-system))
235 (width tab-width))
d6c7e99a 236 (if (/= tab-width 8)
8fa64b34 237 (let ((new-coords (print-region-new-buffer start end)))
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238 (setq start (car new-coords)
239 end (cdr new-coords)
240 tab-width width)
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241 (save-excursion
242 (goto-char end)
243 (setq end (point-marker)))
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244 (untabify (point-min) (point-max))))
245 (if page-headers
3a621cfe 246 (if lpr-headers-switches
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247 ;; We handled this above by modifying SWITCHES.
248 nil
7173ec77 249 ;; Run a separate program to get page headers.
8fa64b34 250 (let ((new-coords (print-region-new-buffer start end)))
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251 (apply 'call-process-region (car new-coords) (cdr new-coords)
252 lpr-page-header-program t t nil
2cdeb903 253 (mapcar (lambda (e) (format e name))
c98557ae 254 lpr-page-header-switches)))
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255 (setq start (point-min)
256 end (point-max))))
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257 (lpr-print-region start end switches name))))
258
259(defun lpr-print-region (start end switches name)
260 (let ((buf (current-buffer))
261 (nswitches (lpr-flatten-list
262 (mapcar #'lpr-eval-switch ; Dynamic evaluation
263 switches)))
264 (switch-string (if switches
265 (concat " with options "
266 (mapconcat #'identity switches " "))
267 "")))
268 (message "Spooling%s..." switch-string)
269 (with-temp-buffer
270 (let ((retval
271 (let ((tempbuf (current-buffer)))
272 (with-current-buffer buf
273 (apply (or print-region-function 'call-process-region)
274 start end lpr-command
275 nil tempbuf nil
276 (nconc (and name lpr-add-switches
277 (list "-J" name))
278 ;; These belong in pr if we are using that.
279 (and name lpr-add-switches lpr-headers-switches
280 (list "-T" name))
281 (and (stringp printer-name)
282 (string< "" printer-name)
283 (list (concat lpr-printer-switch
284 printer-name)))
285 nswitches))))))
286 (if (markerp end)
287 (set-marker end nil))
288 (funcall (if (memq retval '(nil 0)) #'message #'user-error)
289 "Spooling%s...done%s%s" switch-string
290 (pcase (count-lines (point-min) (point-max))
291 (0 "")
292 (1 ": ")
293 (_ ":\n"))
294 (buffer-string))))))
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295
296;; This function copies the text between start and end
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297;; into a new buffer, makes that buffer current.
298;; It returns the new range to print from the new current buffer
299;; as (START . END).
300
3a621cfe 301(defun print-region-new-buffer (ostart oend)
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302 (if (string= (buffer-name) " *spool temp*")
303 (cons ostart oend)
304 (let ((oldbuf (current-buffer)))
305 (set-buffer (get-buffer-create " *spool temp*"))
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306 (widen)
307 (erase-buffer)
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308 (insert-buffer-substring oldbuf ostart oend)
309 (cons (point-min) (point-max)))))
6594deb0 310
1c2df063 311(defun printify-region (begin end)
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312 "Replace nonprinting characters in region with printable representations.
313The printable representations use ^ (for ASCII control characters) or hex.
314The characters tab, linefeed, space, return and formfeed are not affected."
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315 (interactive "r")
316 (save-excursion
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317 (save-restriction
318 (narrow-to-region begin end)
319 (goto-char (point-min))
320 (let (c)
321 (while (re-search-forward "[\^@-\^h\^k\^n-\^_\177-\377]" nil t)
322 (setq c (preceding-char))
d355a0b7 323 (delete-char -1)
f93e905f 324 (insert (if (< c ?\s)
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325 (format "\\^%c" (+ c ?@))
326 (format "\\%02x" c))))))))
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327
328;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
329;; Functions hacked from `ps-print' package.
330
331;; Dynamic evaluation
332(defun lpr-eval-switch (arg)
333 (cond ((stringp arg) arg)
2cdeb903 334 ((functionp arg) (funcall arg))
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335 ((symbolp arg) (symbol-value arg))
336 ((consp arg) (apply (car arg) (cdr arg)))
337 (t nil)))
338
339;; `lpr-flatten-list' is defined here (copied from "message.el" and
340;; enhanced to handle dotted pairs as well) until we can get some
341;; sensible autoloads, or `flatten-list' gets put somewhere decent.
342
343;; (lpr-flatten-list '((a . b) c (d . e) (f g h) i . j))
344;; => (a b c d e f g h i j)
345
346(defun lpr-flatten-list (&rest list)
347 (lpr-flatten-list-1 list))
348
349(defun lpr-flatten-list-1 (list)
350 (cond
2cdeb903 351 ((null list) nil)
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352 ((consp list)
353 (append (lpr-flatten-list-1 (car list))
354 (lpr-flatten-list-1 (cdr list))))
355 (t (list list))))
1c2df063 356
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357(provide 'lpr)
358
6594deb0 359;;; lpr.el ends here