> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jan 2 07:10:29 2002 > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:30:54 +0800 (WST) > From: Mr E_T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: LPRng: Filters and gui,s > > I want to know if you are supposed to be able to input options to a filter > interactively through /dev/tty or a graphical X11 window. > > I am currently using lprng to process faxess by using such a system - but I dont > know if I am supposed to be able to do this. > > -- > regs MR E_T > > _______________________ > \ \ > \ OOHH I hate TYPOS \ > \ \ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >
Basically, the answer is 'no'. You can, however, have a 'client side filter' (i.e. - run by lpr) that can open /dev/tty and read stuff. A SNEAKY way to do this is to alias your lpr command to something that will open a graphics window, get the options, and then fling them to the real printer. See GLPR for a good example. Patrick Patrick Powell Astart Technologies, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9475 Chesapeake Drive, Suite D, Network and System San Diego, CA 92123 Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-279-8424 LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.lprng.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
