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Quick question: Does anyone know why a basic thing like printing seems to not be included in the default atom app?

jakswa 10y ago
Is your printer one of those combo printer + fax machines? You can copy/paste the code you want to print into an email, email it to a computer with a fax connection, and then fax it to that printer.
- ApolloRising 10y ago
  HP Laser Printer (Not Combo) nothing fancy.
- iLoch 10y ago
  I was going to suggest telephoning it in to someone with a tablet, have them transcribe it into a note taking app, scan the tablet with your personal scanner and then print the scan from your original computer using the photo printing tool.
  - erikb 10y ago
    You forgot the step where someone needs to make a hand written copy, which is then translated to Hungarian and back. But I understand you, it's an easy step to miss.
oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
Pure conjecture: someone worked out that the use case for printing out your code is incredibly rare? I don't think I've done it for several years, and if that's widely representative, I strongly support removing it from the core application.
connorshea 10y ago
Have you opened an issue about it? They may not realize anyone would even want that feature. Also, why do you want that feature?
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  For printing code, obviously. Personally, I do that when doing big refactors on some module I didn't write (or wrote it so long ago I don't remember much), or basically when I can't focus. I actually learned that from 'edw519, who summed up my worries about paper use with "Paper is cheap. Focus is golden.".
  - t0rb3n 10y ago
    I recently used enscript [1] to create pdf's from code, can recommend. [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/enscript/ https://www.gnu.org/software/enscript/
agentgt 10y ago
Funny thing is I sort of like how many many apps do not override ctrl/command p and respect it. Almost every editor I use I use the print commands (ctrl/command p + some other keys) as my global personal short cut chain. That way I have the same short cuts for intellij, eclipse and even emacs (sadly remapping the default ctrl-p). Some recent editors though don't respect leaving ctrl/command-p alone (sublime, atom, vs code) which means I have to override what is there. Which sort of pisses me off... they found my secret unused keys ... damn them :) Worse though are editors that do not even allow you to override ctrl/command-p but I have yet to see those.

Is your printer one of those combo printer + fax machines? You can copy/paste the code you want to print into an email, email it to a computer with a fax connection, and then fax it to that printer.

ApolloRising 10y ago
HP Laser Printer (Not Combo) nothing fancy.
iLoch 10y ago
I was going to suggest telephoning it in to someone with a tablet, have them transcribe it into a note taking app, scan the tablet with your personal scanner and then print the scan from your original computer using the photo printing tool.
- erikb 10y ago
  You forgot the step where someone needs to make a hand written copy, which is then translated to Hungarian and back. But I understand you, it's an easy step to miss.

oneeyedpigeon 10y ago

Pure conjecture: someone worked out that the use case for printing out your code is incredibly rare? I don't think I've done it for several years, and if that's widely representative, I strongly support removing it from the core application.

connorshea 10y ago

Have you opened an issue about it? They may not realize anyone would even want that feature. Also, why do you want that feature?

TeMPOraL 10y ago
For printing code, obviously. Personally, I do that when doing big refactors on some module I didn't write (or wrote it so long ago I don't remember much), or basically when I can't focus. I actually learned that from 'edw519, who summed up my worries about paper use with "Paper is cheap. Focus is golden.".
- t0rb3n 10y ago
  I recently used enscript [1] to create pdf's from code, can recommend. [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/enscript/ https://www.gnu.org/software/enscript/

agentgt 10y ago

Funny thing is I sort of like how many many apps do not override ctrl/command p and respect it. Almost every editor I use I use the print commands (ctrl/command p + some other keys) as my global personal short cut chain. That way I have the same short cuts for intellij, eclipse and even emacs (sadly remapping the default ctrl-p). Some recent editors though don't respect leaving ctrl/command-p alone (sublime, atom, vs code) which means I have to override what is there. Which sort of pisses me off... they found my secret unused keys ... damn them :) Worse though are editors that do not even allow you to override ctrl/command-p but I have yet to see those.