On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Frank Bax <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've never printed from my OpenBSD desktop.
> I've used lpd on Windows to print to HP printers with "HP JetDirect".
>
> I read the recent thread about lpd/postscript.
>
> Will I be able to use lpd to print to any "HP JetDirect" printer?
>
Yes, HP JetDirect does lpd/lpr amongst many other protocols.
>
> I'm looking at getting an HP 1518ni colour laser.
>
> Does "HP postscript level 3 emulation" qualify as "postscript support"
>
I have an HP Color LaserJet 2605dn which has postscript support; I print
documents using lpd. You may get the "staircase effect" when printing
documents from the commandline. I used to until I started using this
ksh function (in /etc/ksh.kshrc):
function print_tty {
if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "usage: $0 [file]" >&2
return 2
fi
if [[ ! -e $1 ]]; then
echo "error: $1 does not exist!" >&2
return 1
fi
awk '{printf "%s\r\n",$0} END {printf "%c", 26}' "$1" | lpr -
}
HTH, Dave
Not 100% sure about HP's postscript emulation but my Brother printer does
postscript level 3 emulation well enough for all my printing needs so far.
Greg
