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This is Microsoft’s latest annoying addition to Windows.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I propose an "e-printer." It'll just be an e-reader that you can send images, documents, any non-moving media to via a "print" icon. It'll have options on how to format the file browser, including a view called "piles" where it shows a disheveled layering of whatever files are in that directory instead of a folder icon. Previewing items in the "piles" view would let you "thumb through" the corners of the "printouts" until you find the one you suspect is the right file. The first select shows an image preview of the file, the second select fully opens the file. Extra points if we can open the file using a voice command such as "ahhhh, there it is."

[–] ares35@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

so, a pdf 'printer' basically. anything you print gets dumped to pdf files... which can be previewed, searched, annotated, organized into directories (piles) etc. as well as sent to and shared with others, or even printed on a dead tree.

most of my 'printing' is already done this way.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Actually, yes. And make it compress and process the PDF real slow-like with a bunch of horrible noises that are frightening to pets.

My intent though is to avoid the inclusion of dead trees in this process, but still create an analog for all the horrible inconveniences of printing on dead trees that my older tech support clients argue are features.

[–] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

make it compress and process the PDF real slow-like with a bunch of horrible noises that are frightening to pets.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Instructions unclear; reader broke when I tore off the perforated edges; paper accordion fold appears impossible

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Now I'm wondering if I could combine the dot matrix printer sound with the sound a 9600 baud Hayes modem makes when someone in the house picks up a phone

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