Veronika Neuhold (asker) Jun 27, 2008:

@Johannes I agree with the first part of your sentence, but disagree with the second ;-). Außerdem habe ich mich für deine Antwort entschieden – aber eben erst nach Davids Input. Danke jedenfalls!

Johannes Gleim Jun 27, 2008:

No, it's up to you, as you know your client and its products.

Veronika Neuhold (asker) Jun 27, 2008:

Thanks David, I agree with you that "single-sheet" does not make a lot of sense here.

Stefani and Johannes, would you mind if I select David's answer? He was the quickest and the most helpful and available collegue here, even though I will suggest "on-demand printer" (and not command printer) to the client.

David Moore (X) Jun 27, 2008:

Well, a "continuous printer" makes me think of a ticker-tape, which prints as each new piece of news comes up. Maybe I'm wrong to carry this over to a computer printer with fanfold paper, but "single-sheet" feed would be rather wasteful there, I think.

Veronika Neuhold (asker) Jun 27, 2008:

What do you mean by "continuous printing", David? A printer that prints every document automatically (as suggested in your answer)?
Normally, an "Endlosdrucker" refers to a fanfold printer, i.e. to the kind of paper used.
In my text, however, "Endlos-" (as opposed to "Bedarfs-") might in fact refer to "continuous (= automatic) printing", and NOT to fanfold paper.
My preliminary solution would be: Endlosdrucker = printer for continuous printing; Bedarfsdrucker: printer for on-demand printing (with a note to the author, of course).
What do you think?

David Moore (X) Jun 27, 2008:

a fan-feed printer, and I certainly didn't use it for "continuous printing"!

David Moore (X) Jun 27, 2008:

I see a "command printer" and an "on demand printer" as synonymous; a "sheet-feed", or "single-sheet" printer cannot, by its very nature, be a "continuous" printer, However, an "Endlosdrucker" CAN also be a "command" or "on demand" printer. I used to have

Veronika Neuhold (asker) Jun 27, 2008:

2 different opinions here: Is it a printer that prints on order, or a single-sheet printer? Sorry for not selecting an answer yet, I still have to think about it/wait for more context.