Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread John Hasler
On the workstation I used magicfilterconfig to set up the HPLJ5 on the server as a remote printer using the "laserjet" filter. lpr works properly from the workstation now, though I don't get the resolution that the printer is capable of. Later I may rip out all the Cups stuff. -- John Hasler

Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread John Hasler
Ok, I installed Cups+Gutenprint on my server because Magicfilter doesn't support my "new" printer. After a struggle I have it printing pdfs both locally and remotely. Plain text, however, is too much for it. With Magicfilter I just typed "lpr filename" and everything just worked, whether the

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread John Hasler
Patrick Wiseman writes: > Not that this is responsive to your question, but cups-bsd supplies > /usr/bin/lpr Thank you. The lack of an lpr command on the server is not important, though. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread John Hasler
Brian writes: > The question is whether the gray bar is an artifact produced by CUPS > (unlikely), by cups-filters (possible, but unlikely), the Gutenprint > driver (could be) or the printer (one never knows). Or it could be > part of the original file. We assume the file is something produced by

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 11:16 AM, John Hasler wrote: > Ok, I installed Cups+Gutenprint on my server because Magicfilter doesn't > support my "new" printer. After a struggle I have it printing pdfs both > locally and remotely. > > Plain text, however, is too much for it.

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread John Hasler
Brian writes: > The printer name and model would be useful to know; as would the PPD > presently being used. It's a HP LaserJet 5MP connected to a parallel printer port. Lpoptions says "printer-make-and-model='HP LaserJet 5MP - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.10'" > There is no difference in using lp or

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread Brian
On Sat 02 Jan 2016 at 13:34:15 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Brian writes: > > The question is whether the gray bar is an artifact produced by CUPS > > (unlikely), by cups-filters (possible, but unlikely), the Gutenprint > > driver (could be) or the printer (one never knows). Or it could be > >

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread Brian
On Sat 02 Jan 2016 at 10:16:27 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Ok, I installed Cups+Gutenprint on my server because Magicfilter doesn't > support my "new" printer. After a struggle I have it printing pdfs both > locally and remotely. > > Plain text, however, is too much for it. With Magicfilter I

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread Brian
On Sat 02 Jan 2016 at 11:49:44 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Brian writes: > > The printer name and model would be useful to know; as would the PPD > > presently being used. > > It's a HP LaserJet 5MP connected to a parallel printer port. Lpoptions > says "printer-make-and-model='HP LaserJet 5MP

Re: Cups, Gutenprint, and Plain Text

2016-01-02 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > I don't get the resolution that the printer is capable of. Fixed by patching the filter. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA