Re: LPRng x pdf files
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:23:14 -0200, luizbcampos luizbcam...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know how to print a pdf file using LPRng? In principle, % lpr filename.pdf Or you can use gv's or xpdf's print option which should place the PDF file's content into the printer job queue. If your printer is PostScript capable, you could eventually use pdf2ps and then feed the PS directly into the printer. -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LPRng x pdf files
Or you can use gv's or xpdf's print option which should place the PDF file's content into the printer job queue. If your printer is PostScript capable, you could eventually use pdf2ps and then feed the PS directly into the printer. if not - ghostscript processes both ps and pdf example filter for my laserjet 4 (minimally modified default) #!/bin/sh # # ifhp - Print Ghostscript-simulated PostScript on a DesJet 500 # Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hpif # # Treat LF as CR+LF: # printf \033k2G || exit 2 # # Read first two characters of the file # read first_line first_two_chars=`expr $first_line : '\(..\)'` if [ $first_two_chars = %! ]; then # # It is PostScript; use Ghostscript to scan-convert and print it # /usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -q -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -sDEVICE=ljet4 -sOutputFile=- - \ exit 0 else # # Plain text or HP/PCL, so just print it directly; print a form # at the end to eject the last page. # echo $first_line cat printf \f exit 0 fi exit 2 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
