Re: [despammed] Re: [tlug] printer won't print (toner)

["Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com>]

Brett Robson wrote:

>On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 10:44:15 +0900
>"Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com> wrote:
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>>The "toner" name is an odd one, isn't it?  With chemical photography, 
>>that would be a liquid. 
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>Developer and fixer, but what is toner?
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Come to think of it, it's old and not mainstream - see definition #4 below:

toner n.
1. a person or thing that tones.
2. a highly concentrated organic pigment containing little or no inert 
matter.
3. a powder, either dry or dispersed in an organic liquid, used in 
xerography to produce the final image.
4. Also called chemical toner. Photog., Motion Pictures. a chemical 
solution used to change the color of and, in some cases, help preserve 
black-and-white prints and motion-picture film by altering or replacing 
the silver image.
5. a worker for a paint manufacturer who tests the color and quality of 
paint.
6. a cosmetic preparation, usually a liquid, used to restore firmness to 
the skin.