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   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/2/24 14:29:42, JJ wrote:   
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   > WYSIWYG softwares should present the content on the monitor based on the   
   > default/selected printer. But unfortunately, they do not. At least, I   
   > haven't seen such software. IOTW, none of WYSIWYG softwares, are true   
   > WYSIWYG.   
   []   
   Not sure I agree with your "should". I might be designing a document   
   with ideal output in mind - e. g. full colour, with binding, and other   
   bells and whistles - that I will eventually take to a print shop (and   
   may for drafts do a "print" to PDF) - but only actually have a very   
   limited printer actually attached to my computer (or on my network). I   
   don't want to limit my design abilities to what that can do (e. g. no   
   colour). This is therefore another reason for the "print preview"   
   function - to see how it will appear on my local draft printer (e. g. to   
   see whether it's worth printing a draft at all).   
   Arguably, print preview should be called WYSIWYG, and perhaps normal   
   mode should be called something like WYSIWY_W_G - _would_ get if you had   
   a printer capable of all the features you might imagine.   
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