> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Oct 12 00:24:18 2000
> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 13:38:36 +1100
> From: Mark Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Re: HPLJ+Djet+lprng..I'm biting!
>
> Also... I've tried the filter for HP LJ4... with A4 selected....via the
> Direct Network Printer setup... then when I attempt to print a ps
> testpage... the filter fires up gs & sends my machine into a processing
> frenzy.... binding it up with cpu & disk ...eventually if I let it.
>
> This is why I tried to implement a 'direct' filter....
>
> To print a ps to a ps printer...I'm thinking there is not a lot that
> needs doing to the ps file....
>
> When I print a pdf via AdobeReader on a PC... it prints immediately...
> using AcrobatReader on Linux the above occurs as well.
>
> Why is this behaving as it is?
>
> Regards, Mark Turner
Because PDF is not postscript. You can use the 'xpdf'
program to convert PDF to postscript, and then it will
work quite nicely.
I used to have a script around to do this... but it is gone
into the bit bucket.
Note: yes, yes, I know that GhostScript will do pdf to
PostScript conversion, but the xpdf (or a similar thing)
was much quicker and lower on resources...
Patrick
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