Asher computer question thread

[TCO]

1. How can I print from the directory structure of Windows? I'm looking at a folder and its contents (sorta like in "My computer" and subfolders and such. And I want a hardcopy of the view of the directory structure.)

[Ecthy]

only if you tell me what TCO means. I know what GP is already, now tell tco.

[The Viceroy]

If you want to simply print whats on the screen, just use Alt-PrintScreen with the directory on the screen. Then goto paint and use "PASTE" .. then print it.

If your a dos person (and care little for graphical display), then you can do DIR > PRN:

If you want a complete breakdown of just your directory structures, try this

dir /b /s *. > PRN:

[Spiffor]

The Viceroy:
You don't even have to press ALT while pressing PrintScreen to achieve this effect. Printscreen alone does copy the whole display.

[TCO]

1. It's WinXP. Don't really want a DOS picture. I like the picture in My Computer or in Explorer or File Manager.

2. Why do I have to go to paint. Why can't I print out of that screen? Isn't the OS supposed to be well-thought out? Ergonomic? AHven't they been messing with it for decades? Is it such a strange thing to want to print a list of files?

[SpencerH]

Printscreen used to do just that, but that was in the days of text and word-processors. Now printsceen is some kind of graphic hence the need for a paint program.

[SlowwHand]

Andy. It's short for TCOM.
The Cranky Old Man.

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Spiffor
The Viceroy:
You don't even have to press ALT while pressing PrintScreen to achieve this effect. Printscreen alone does copy the whole display.

PrtScn --> copies the entire screen display
Alt + PrtScn --> copies the display of the currently active window

So there is a difference.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by TCO
Isn't the OS supposed to be well-thought out? Ergonomic? AHven't they been messing with it for decades?

No, that would be Linux

Windows s*cks when it comes to file management (among other things). Print-Scrn or a Dos Windows are pretty much your only options, though I wouldn't be surprised if there was some decent 3rd party software that could do it (I wonder if Norton Commander still exists...)

[Shogun Gunner]

Originally posted by The Viceroy
If you want to simply print whats on the screen, just use Alt-PrintScreen with the directory on the screen. Then goto paint and use "PASTE" .. then print it.

If your a dos person (and care little for graphical display), then you can do DIR > PRN:

If you want a complete breakdown of just your directory structures, try this

dir /b /s *. > PRN:

or to a file

dir /s *. > c:\directoryname\filename.txt

[TCO]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner


or to a file

dir /s *. > c:\directoryname\filename.txt

Why doesn't the OS allow me to print from Windows Explorer?

[Inverse Icarus]

because no one needs to do that.

[Asher]

Because for 0.00000001% of the userbase that needs to print directory listings, that's what the command line is for.

[Inverse Icarus]

ASHER SIGHTING!

[TCO]

no. not true.