Re: hptools and magicfilter

[Mario Filipe <mjnf@neptuno.uevora.pt>]

On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Brian K Servis wrote:

OK

I tried this but i don't think i have it right so i'll send the files in
question for you to have a look, if that's ok with you :

/etc/printcap
#econo mode
lpecono|HP Deskjet 660C econo:\
        :lp=/dev/printer:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hpdj660c:\
        :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
        :if=/usr/sbin/dj550ce-filter:\
        :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
# letter quality
lp|dj|hpdj660c|HP Deskjet 660C:\
        :lp=/dev/printer:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hpdj660c:\
        :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
        :if=/usr/sbin/dj550c-filter:\
        :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:

/usr/sbin/dj550ce-filter
#! /usr/sbin/magicfilter
#
# Magic filter setup file for HP DeskJet 500 series color printers with
# both black and CMY cartridges installed
#
# This file has been automatically adapted to your system.
#

# PostScript
0       %!              filter  /usr/sbin/econogsc $FILE 
#0      \004%!          filter  /usr/bin/gs  -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -r300
-sDEVICE
=cdj550 -sOutputFile=- - 

# TeX DVI
[...]

/usr/sbin/econogsc
#!/bin/bash
# called as: econogsc <psfile>
# send hpset hp escape codes to a tmp file
/home/mjnf/hptools_1.2.3/hpset -c econo >! /tmp/prt.$$
# append the ghostscript hp escape codes to that tmp file
/bin/cat $1 | /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -r300 -sDEVICE=cdj550 
-sOutputFile=- - >> /tmp/prt.$$
# cat the tmp file to stdout
/bin/cat /tmp/prt.$$
# clean up
/bin/rm /tmp/prt.$$

/usr/sbin/dj550c-filter
#! /usr/sbin/magicfilter
#
# Magic filter setup file for HP DeskJet 500 series color printers with
# both black and CMY cartridges installed
#
# This file has been automatically adapted to your system.
#

# PostScript
0       %!              filter  /usr/bin/gs  -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -r300
-sDEVICE
=cdj550 -sOutputFile=- - 
0       \004%!          filter  /usr/bin/gs  -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -r300
-sDEVICE
=cdj550 -sOutputFile=- - 

when i do ls | /usr/sbin/dj550c[e]-filter I get the very same file.

What did i do wrong ?

Thanks, and sorry to bother you this way

	Mario Filipe
	mjnf@neptuno.uevora.pt
	http://neptuno.uevora.pt/~mjnf


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