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Re: lpr and text formatting



It goes in the filter (/etc/magicfilter/ljet4l-filter in your case,) not
/etc/printcap.

Bob

On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Paul Nathan Puri wrote:

> Thank you for forwarding me this information.
> 
> I have one problem.  I'm not sure where in my /etc/printcap file to put
> this line.  My file looks like this:
> 
> lp|hplj6l|HP LJ 6L:\
>         :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hplj6l:\
>         :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\
>         :if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet4l-filter:\
>         :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
> 
> Please inform me as to the proper location of the line you provided below.
> Thank you so much.
> 
> NatePuri
> Certified Law Student
> & Debian GNU/Linux Monk
> McGeorge School of Law
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> 
> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Guenter Schmidt wrote:
> 
> > Paul Nathan Puri wrote:
> > > 
> > > I want to know what lpr options can be used to format ascii text docs.
> > > Specifically, I want to have my docs print with normal 1 inch margins.
> > > I'm running lprng, magicfilter, and gs-aladdin.  Thanks
> > > 
> > 
> > If you use an HP printer, you may use PCL commands at the end of the 
> > magicfilter-script. mine looks like that:
> > 
> > # Original default entry
> > #default                        cat     \eE\e&k2G\e(0N  \eE
> > # My default to change Font and Margins:
> > default                 cat     \eE\e&k2G\e(0N\e(s0p12h10v0b0s8T\e&a8L  \eE
> > 
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