hi,
there is a printcap option similar to the lpr -Z option:
change
:filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp:\
to
:filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp -Tlandscape:\
this will giv the landscape option to the filter...
regars
~christoph
Paul Pompetti schrieb:
>
> I've got text print jobs coming from a IBM mainframe
> to Redhat Linux 7.0 box that I want to print in
> landscape mode, 132 columns, 66 rows.
>
> Installed on the box are LPRng 3.7.4 and ifhp 3.4.4,
> as well as a2ps, ghostscript etc. Most of the
> printers on the network are various HP Laserjets with
> JetDirect cards installed.
>
> What I'm trying to do and haven't been able to figure
> out is how to filter the job or put lines into the
> printcap to take the incoming text file and print it
> landscape, 132 columns, 66 rows. I tried putting
> append_z=landscape into the printcap and got landscape
> output put can't figure out how to get the 132
> columns.
>
> I also tried editing the /etc/ifhp.conf file to change
> the a2ps options but had no luck with that. Here is
> the printcap entry that I'm using right now for one of
> the printers:
>
> laser3|Printer1 auto:\
> :rm=laser3.ssd.ray.com:\
> :rp=raw:\
> :ifhp=model=hp5simx:\
> :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/imslaser3:\
> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/imslaser3/log:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/imslaser3/acct:\
> :mx#0:
>
> What I'd really like is 2 printcap entries for each
> printer. 1 entry like the above that is normal and the
> user can give all the options on the command line.
> The other entry would be where the user just sends the
> file from the IBM mainframe and the printcap entry
> handles putting the file in landscape. Can anyone
> help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul Pompetti
>
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