> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 23 19:56:20 2003
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:43:23 +0200
> From: Till Kamppeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: vic mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Re: one printer, multiple queues for 2-up, scaling, etc.
>
> vic mortelmans wrote:
> > I've spent a couple of evenings trying to find out how to configure
> > printcap so it offers the user multiple queues for a single printer
> > device, each queue having a specific reformatting filter. E.g. you could
> > make a queue for 2-up printing, 4-up printing, booklets, scaling, etc.
> > Also page centering calibration can be done this way (still have to try).
> >
> > The information I found on the web (maybe I didn't look at the right
> > places?) was very unclear and didn't work out for me. Most proposals were
> > using bouncing queues or separate scripts that had to mimic filter
> > behaviour.
> >
> > Finally, I bumped into the lprng cookbook, where I found this solution to
> > add to the printcap (my 'normal' printer is called 'lp'):
> >
> > # printcap.local
> > #
> > # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap,
> > # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.
> > dubbelop:\
> > :lp=/dev/null:\
> > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/dubbelop:\
> > :if=( /usr/bin/psnup -2 | /usr/bin/lpr -Plp ):\
> >
> > Just put a pipe into the filter line that applies the reformatting to your
> > input file and redirects it to the normal printer queue using the
> > lpr-command.
> >
> > Only limitation: the file you send to the printer has to be postscript,
> > but with nowadays programs, I guess few people are still sending plain
> > ascii or other formats to the printer (?).
> >
> > Is it just me that didn't figure out this easy solution, or is there
> > really a good reason not to do this? I'm still open for improving
> > recommendations!
> >
>
> I think, this is a good idea. I CC this to the LPRng mailing list.
>
> Till
Or you can do:
# if you want to distribute the printcap to the world
dubbelop:client:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:force_localhost@:
dubbelop:server:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P:\
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\
:if=/usr/bin/psnup -2:\
If it is only for a single machine:
dubbelop:force_localhost:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P:\
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\
:if=/usr/bin/psnup -2:\
Patrick Powell Astart Technologies
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Network and System San Diego, CA 92111
Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-751-2435
LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.lprng.com)
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