On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 03:00:34PM +1100, Stephen Graham wrote:
> 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.
>
> deskjet:\
> :cm=HP DeskJet 500C:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/deskjet:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/deskjet/acct:\
> :if=/usr/bin/smbprint:\
> :mx=0:\
> :lp=/dev/deskjet:
you could try adding "fq" to the printcap settings
(ie: add the line ":fq:\" somewhere in there)
also, unless /usr/bin/smbprint pipes through magicfilter, you aren't
actually using magicfilter.
i note that magicfilter pipes default (text) data for djet500c through
"djscript -q", you might want to check a man page to see what that's
supposed to do.
something you might want to do, is change the magicfilter default line
to pipe through "a2ps -E -g -2 -o-" (and some further command-line
tweaking) instead. you'll amaze and astound your colleagues and be
much more successful with the opposite sex. (you'll need to change the
"filter" keyword to "pipe" too, see magicfilter(8)).
--
- Gus
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