Re: Problem solved:StarOffice,printing and dj, again!
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 12:58:41 -0800
> From: tony mollica <tmollica@sb.net>
> To: jjorgens@bdsinc.com, debian_user_list <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Re: Problem solved:StarOffice,printing and dj, again!
Tony,
Is this the direction email is going (html email)? If so I guess I had
better gear up for it. As it is, it is a little aggravating having my reader
hick up when this format is encountered. What mail reader is comfortable with
html?
Steve
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> Good news. The problem is solved. First, what I needed to do was enter
> a PRINTER=hp870rm and associated export statement to make this the
> default printer. hp870rm is the name of the device actually connected
> remotely via the rm and rp entries in printcap. This allowed the proper
> connection to the nt4.0 lpd service by way of hp870rm and 'lpq
> -Php870rm' responds normally. Any printing is still sent to lp, the
> printer with the filter attached in printcap, then gets routed through
> the remote printer. Lastly, using your short script, and checking the
> man page for lpr, I added a '-l' to get
>
> '/usr/sbin/dj550c-filter $* | lpr -l -Php870rm -U$5'.
>
> Without the -l, an unusual character set gets printed but with the -l
> the control codes are evidently passed to the printer to do what they're
> supposed to do. Star Writer 3 now prints very well.
>
>
> I appreciate the help.
> thanks
>
> tony mollica
> tmollica@sb.net
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> <FONT SIZE=+1>Good news. The problem is solved. First, what
> I needed to do was enter a PRINTER=hp870rm and associated export statement
> to make this the default printer. hp870rm is the name of the device
> actually connected remotely via the rm and rp entries in printcap.
> This allowed the proper connection to the nt4.0 lpd service by way of hp870rm
> and 'lpq -Php870rm' responds normally. Any printing is still sent
> to lp, the printer with the filter attached in printcap, then gets routed
> through the remote printer. Lastly, using your short script, and
> checking the man page for lpr, I added a '-l' to get</FONT><FONT SIZE=+1></FONT>
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> <P><FONT SIZE=+1>'/usr/sbin/dj550c-filter $* | lpr -l -Php870rm -U$5'.</FONT><FONT SIZE=+1></FONT>
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> <P><FONT SIZE=+1>Without the -l, an unusual character set gets printed
> but with the -l the control codes are evidently passed to the printer
> to do what they're supposed to do. Star Writer 3 now prints very
> well.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=+1></FONT> <FONT SIZE=+1></FONT>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=+1>I appreciate the help.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=+1>thanks</FONT><FONT SIZE=+1></FONT>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=+1>tony mollica</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=+1>tmollica@sb.net</FONT></HTML>
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