On Feb 24 11:38:40, [email protected] wrote: > I'm currently using foomatic-rip with lpd(8) for standard print, but find > myself using foomatic-rip directly, without spooling, when I need to set > a print option such as papersize or InputPort (tray). > > I am not using apsfilter, which uses lpr(1)'s -C option to pass print > options, as I am using the printer vendor's supplied PPD file with Foomatic. > > I am wondering how others are managing print options with Postscript printers.
To be sure: you only need foomatic to pass the _options_, right? Because if it is a Postscript printer, you can print with just plain lpd and do not need foomatic or apsfilter or (god forbid) CUPS. As in: lp:lp=:rm=147.32.232.58:rp=lp:sd=/var/spool/output/lp:lf=/var/log/lpd.log:sf:sh
