> Hey SLUGers,
>
> I have a HP DeskJet 500C attached to a WinNT machine, and I am trying to
> set up printing from my Debian (stable) box.
>
> I have gotten a fair way down the track... I can print text files to
> the printer (ie 'cat /etc/fstab | lpr'). The only problem with doing
> this is that the file prints out but no page feed is delivered to the
> printer (ie the page stays in the printer at the last line).
>
> I have gs and magicfilter on my machine, but no idea for how to
> configure them (I know that my gs devide name is djet500c). My print
> spooler is LPRng. I am happy to change the magic filter if required.
>
In that case, my suggestion to you is to use apsfilter in place of
magicfilter. In my opinion, it is _much_ easier to configure than
magicfilter, and I believe it has more options and more drivers (correct me
if I'm wrong here, anyone).
> I would like to be able to print PS files to the printer, and to have
> the page feed when I print text files. Colour would be nice, but is not
> essential (I usually print B+W anyway). Any help (pointers to where this
> has been answered before?) would be appreciated.
Another good thing about apsfilter is that it can configure different styles
of the one printer (I think), so let's say you want to print b+w one time
and colour another. It can make different aliases to point to different
resolutions on the same printer, which can come in very handy at times
(again, correct me if I'm wrong, anyone).
> Thanks
>
> Stephen
>
Hope this helps you out,
Patrick
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