SlickEdit User Guide

Printing on UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X
PRINTING
To print, from the main menu, click File > Print (or use the command gui_print). The Text Mode Print
dialog is displayed, which allows you to specify the device to use and set configuration options. After the
device is specified and options configured, click OK to print the active file or buffer.
Alternately, you can use the print command to immediately print the active buffer, or the print_selection
command to immediately print the selection, both based on the current configuration. Mac OS X users can
use the keyboard shortcut Cmd+P to immediately print the active buffer.
NOTE Graphical printing options (such as print preview) are not supported for UNIX.
UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Printer Configuration
To configure printing options, from the main menu, click File > Print (or use the command gui_print). The
Text Mode Print dialog, pictured below, is displayed.
This dialog contains some of the same options as the Windows Print dialog. See Print Dialog for Mac,
Linux, and UNIX for a complete list of the available options.
Inserting a Formfeed
The printing facility supports embedded formfeed characters. The formfeed character must be the only
character on the line. To insert a formfeed into the current buffer, press Ctrl+Q (quote_key command),
and Ctrl+L. Alternatively, you can use the Insert Literal dialog box (Edit > Insert Literal or insert_literal
command) to insert a formfeed or any other character (see Inserting Literal Characters).
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