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Re: Print .ps files.



On Wed, Jul 15, 1998 at 01:59:58AM -0700, Mark Yobb wrote:
>         I am having trouble with printing.  I have magicfilter, lprng, and
> cti-fthp (spelling?) installed.  Text files print fine to my local printer
> (HP LazerJet 5L) but when printing postscript files with ghostscript I just
> get stepped lines of all these funny commands.  I assume these commands are
> Adobe postscript commands because I see Adobe copyright usually in there
> somewhere.  Since I think my printer is a PCL printer? I assume I need
> something that will convert to this.  Does gs (ghostview) do this?  I assume
> a filter will also be required that will correctly work with the PCL stuff
> as well.  Am I totally off base?  I am not sure if I require some statement
> in my printcap to handle this or not.  Magicfilterconfig created my printcap
> for me (including seting my if and of) so I am hoping it is OK.  

Best to install the `magicfilter' package; it will set up printer
filters to use ghostscript and other programs to allow you to print
lots of file formats on your printer. I use the laserjet 4L selection
with my 5L.

Hamish
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