Skip to main content

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [List Home]
RE: [eclipse-pmc] PMC bug fix request: to allow printing on the mac

+1 for simple fix in 3.4

> -----Original Message-----
> From: eclipse-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:eclipse-pmc-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Felipe Heidrich
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:07 PM
> To: eclipse-pmc@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [eclipse-pmc] PMC bug fix request: to allow printing on the
> mac
> 
> GOALS/BENEFITS:
> 
> Due to a bug fix for DPI, printing on the Macintosh fails completely
> with
> a NullPointerException when creating a Printer. There are further
> issues
> in
> that some printer drivers do not report DPI. This causes division by
> zero.
> 
> Printing worked in 3.3, but the DPI was always 72x72.
> 
> We propose that we put back exactly the same code as 3.3, with only
> java
> doc
> changes to the file. We will reopen the original DPI bug and not
> attempt a
> fix for 3.4.
> 
> ASSOCIATED BUGS:
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=236419 (the null pointer)
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=219133 (the dpi bug)
> 
> RISKS:
> Very low. We are putting back code that was tested for 3.3.
> 
> PERFORMANCE IMPACT:
> None.
> _______________________________________________
> eclipse-pmc mailing list
> eclipse-pmc@xxxxxxxxxxx
> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipse-pmc



Back to the top