OpenXP
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No support for USB printers.
No support for Wireless printers.
I've never gotten OXP to "print" anything for me. I thought that at
least my options to select my *virtual printers*, CutePDF or OneNote2007, would pop up as choices, but they don't.
BTW.. considering that OXP seems to inherit direct references to legacy LPT1/2/3 etc.. for configuration, maybe the hacks out there to redirect LPT# to USB# might work?
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Twit filter.
How do you do that? One shortcoming in OXP is the lack of overall Help Search. There is really no clue *where* to find certain features when I want. :(
And some of the features that you cite could use a little more
explanation like this:
Autopost feature.
[Automatic Message-Sending] = Edit/Autosend
This is the list of messages to be sent auto-
matically. The list can have as many entries as you
wish. Note: All auto-send messages must exist indivi-
dually as files on the disk.
Autopost sounds very handy for the busy writer or sysop.
Open source(GPLv2).
Source freely available either by svn or by d/loadable ZIP archive.
Actively developed.
Responsive developer.
Again.. all good! So, things like this would be great in the comparison table as extra notes.
No support for USB printers.
No support for Wireless printers.
BTW.. considering that OXP seems to inherit direct references to legacy
LPT1/2/3 etc.. for configuration, maybe the hacks out there to redirect
LPT# to USB# might work?
I wouldn't know about that but if a user has an old parallel port
printer, that should work. Mine did back in the days when I used
CrossPoint.
You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a "network" printer
connected to LPT1.
net use LPT1: \\[Computer-Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES
No support for USB printers.
No support for Wireless printers.
BTW.. considering that OXP seems to inherit direct references to legacy
LPT1/2/3 etc.. for configuration, maybe the hacks out there to redirect
LPT# to USB# might work?
I wouldn't know about that but if a user has an old parallel port
printer, that should work. Mine did back in the days when I used
CrossPoint.
You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a "network"
printer connected to LPT1.
net use LPT1: \\[Computer-Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES
I don't have any printer connected to my OXP hosted pc, otherwise I would confirm. But I used this method several years ago to revitalize a
custom DOS program to work with a new USB printer.
...One shortcoming in OXP is the lack of overall Help Search. There
is really no clue *where* to find certain features when I want. :(
Yes, I have to agree and even a certain seasoned user has difficulty
finding stuff now and again.
Autopost feature.
[Automatic Message-Sending] = Edit/Autosend
This is the list of messages to be sent auto-
matically. The list can have as many entries as you
wish. Note: All auto-send messages must exist indivi-
dually as files on the disk.
Yes, I could write the proverbial book about it all :-)
You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a "network"
printer connected to LPT1.
net use LPT1: \\[Computer-Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES
Many thanks for that very useful information. Would you happen to know
if that method would work for wifi printers.
You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a "network" printer
connected to LPT1.
net use LPT1: \\[Computer-Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES
Wow, that's amazing. Thanks for this great trick!
...One shortcoming in OXP is the lack of overall Help Search. There is
really no clue *where* to find certain features when I want. :(
Yes, I have to agree and even a certain seasoned user has difficulty
finding stuff now and again.
Maybe a separate "app" that can emulate the OXP menu but include all the F1 helps along the way - and have a Search - would be nice.
...One shortcoming in OXP is the lack of overall Help Search. There
is really no clue *where* to find certain features when I want. :(
Yes, I have to agree and even a certain seasoned user has difficulty
finding stuff now and again.
Maybe a separate "app" that can emulate the OXP menu but include all the
F1 helps along the way - and have a Search - would be nice.
Are you volunteering ;-))
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