Post by thread:[OT] Printing source code

Once in a while, it's good to print out the code and have a look. Unfortunately, code is very sparse on the page, and I'd rather eat a few less forests this year.. There used to be a utility that would print code two pages per page, in a smaller font, landscaped. I still have a copy, "2Faced", but it doesn't work under XP. Any suggestions on a utility to print source in a more dense and visually effective manner?

I think Acrobat will let you print that way...maybe even Word. Josh -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams On 4/18/05, Dave VanHorn <spam_OUTdvanhornTakeThisOuTdvanhorn.org> wrote: {Quote hidden}> > Once in a while, it's good to print out the code and have a look. > Unfortunately, code is very sparse on the page, and I'd rather eat a > few less forests this year.. > > There used to be a utility that would print code two pages per page, > in a smaller font, landscaped. > I still have a copy, "2Faced", but it doesn't work under XP. > > Any suggestions on a utility to print source in a more dense and > visually effective manner?

Hi, Many modern printer drivers have a "2-up" option that will do this for you. Check your printer settings and see. You could also paste the code into a word processor and do 2 column printing. I do this frequently and it works great. Chris --Chris http://www.rocklizard.org <myname>@rocklizard.org myname = chris ------------------------------------ 12x2 LCD displays & serial LCD interface chips available. Visit http://pic.rocklizard.org ------------------------------------ {Original Message removed}

At 09:04 AM 4/18/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Once in a while, it's good to print out the code and have a look. >Unfortunately, code is very sparse on the page, and I'd rather eat a few >less forests this year.. > >There used to be a utility that would print code two pages per page, in a >smaller font, landscaped. >I still have a copy, "2Faced", but it doesn't work under XP. > >Any suggestions on a utility to print source in a more dense and visually >effective manner? Ultraedit does this - will also (optionally) print line numbers, syntax highlighting and allows you to choose whether to wrap or truncate the odd line which may be too long to fit on the page (or 1/2 page). Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" .....speffKILLspam@spam@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

> There used to be a utility that would print code two pages per page, > in a smaller font, landscaped. > I still have a copy, "2Faced", but it doesn't work under XP. I have a utility called gprint32.exe which does this pretty well. I can send it (offlist) if you want it. Note: it is shareware. I never payed for it. I have used it for years and I use it a lot so would like to pay, but have been unable to locate the author! So if anyone knows where the author can be found.... Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: http://www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: http://www.voti.nl/hvu

>I think Acrobat will let you print that way...maybe even Word. Word certainly will - I have used it to put 2 pages onto a side to make folded pamphlets foe handing out at shows and the like. It all occurs in the print options where you "put pages on a side" or some such. For the purposes of code listings it should not be too hard to import it in a courier font and get it to print how you want.

I've noticed a lot of printer drivers have an option to do this "squash 2 pages onto 1" mode. When I need to print to a printer whose driver doesn't support this I use an editor called UltraEdit. UltraEdit costs about $40. If you just want "2 pages on 1" printing you can probably find a way to do this for free though. -Mark > {Original Message removed}

>There used to be a utility that would print code two pages per page, in a smaller font, landscaped. I still have a copy, "2Faced", but it doesn't work under XP. >Any suggestions on a utility to print source in a more dense and visually effective manner? This is quite popular and good. http://www.fineprint.com/ Ling SM

Years ago I wrote a little C program that would do 2-up on an HP Deskjet. It's pretty basic and has worked on quite a few Deskjets. However, the newer ones allow you to print 2 up from the printer settings, so I haven't used it lately. A while back I remember running across some PostScript macros for doing that as well. Seems like I may have a script for doing that with Ghostscript as well. If you have a Deskjet, or if you are interested in tweaking my C with the codes for your printer, you are welcome to the C source. It will also print only odd or even pages and reverse the order, so you can print both sides on a one side printer. --McD {Original Message removed}

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Dave VanHorn wrote: > > Once in a while, it's good to print out the code and have a look. > Unfortunately, code is very sparse on the page, and I'd rather eat a few less > forests this year.. > > There used to be a utility that would print code two pages per page, in a > smaller font, landscaped. > I still have a copy, "2Faced", but it doesn't work under XP. > > Any suggestions on a utility to print source in a more dense and visually > effective manner? a2ps + gs (ghostscript), enscript, states and others will do that and more. Including line numbering and some pretty-printing ('highlighting keywords' etc) with the appropriate command line options and filters. Come standard on all linux distributions. The assembly highlighting rules for state are installed at /usr/share/enscript/hl/asm.st by default and can be edited a little to suit your needs. These programs have the ability to handle huge amounts of source (10,000 lines of C works for sure - although this is not 'huge'). hopes this helps, Peter

Jinx, >> There never enough time to do it right, but plenty of time to do it over >Curious - ironic typo or intentional ? Intentional. That was a quote from my Dad on how management never understands how long a project should really take. Kelly Kohls, N5TLE Bedford, Texas There never enough time to do it right, but plenty of time to do it over.

> >> There never enough time to do it right, but plenty of time to do it over > > >Curious - ironic typo or intentional ? > > Intentional. That was a quote from my Dad on how management never > understands how long a project should really take. Ah, as in "Pobody's Nerfect"

On April 18, 2005 07:26 pm, Jinx wrote: > > >> There never enough time to do it right, but plenty of time to do > > >> it > > over > > > >Curious - ironic typo or intentional ? > > > > Intentional. That was a quote from my Dad on how management never > > understands how long a project should really take. > > Ah, as in "Pobody's Nerfect" Thimk!