thanks andy, you got a solution for my other problem? :) really need help here...
Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: "Elky Grrrr..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> anyone know how to set up a printer in slackware 8.1??
> where do i start?? help please...
"Setting up a printer" is more of a Windows thing
and unless your distro tries hard to emulate that
environment, you don't really need to do so. In
Slackware, for example, afaik there's really no
setting up of a printer per se.
What kind of document are you trying to print and
what printer are you using? If it's plain text
files, it's just `cat`-ed to /dev/lpr or /dev/lp0.
/dev/lpr spools (buffers) the printer output and be
careful if you use it because if you interrupt
the printing and reboot, it will remember and start
where it left off again. /dev/lp0 is direct to printer,
but it has the disadvantage of being accessible
only by root unless you change its permissions.
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If someone knows how to clear lpr's spool, please
teach!
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If your document has graphics and figures, you'll
want your app to output either to PCL or Postscript.
PCL files can be directly 'cat'-ed to the printer
as well (if your printer handles it, like virtually
all HP inkjets and laserjets and a lot of 3rd party
ones). So can Postscript if your printer supports
it. Otherwise, you'll want to open the .ps file
under Ghostscript and print from there using the
appropriate driver.
Plain text files (with possibly embedded printer
codes), PCL files and Postscript should handle
basically anything you might want to print and any
application worth its salt should be able to output
to one of these formats. For example, a PDF reader
should be able to output to Postscript.
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