Re: pbm2ppa printer filter
I have it working with dj722c/debian potato/magicfilter. Here are my printcap (generated by
magicfilter) and the filter itself:
#
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# software without specific prior written permission. This software
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#
# @(#)etc.printcap 5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88
#
# This file was generated by /usr/sbin/magicfilterconfig.
#
lp|dj722c|DeskJet 722c:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/dj722c:\
:sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\
:if=/etc/magicfilter/dj710c-filter:\
:af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
#! /usr/sbin/magicfilter
#
# Magic filter setup file for HP DeskJet 720c
# Save as /etc/magicfilter/dj720c-filter, then
# run magicfilterconfig. Ignore the warning message about
# how to handle text!
#
# This file has been hacked together by gs 10/5/99
# set everything to convert output to PBM using 'pipe' rather than filter
# then catch pbm files and forward to pbm2ppa for printing
# Note: pbm files have magic number P4; all other anymap files are
# converted to postscript first, then to pbm.
# PostScript
0 %! fpipe /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dNOPLATFONTS -r600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sPAPERSIZE=letter -sOutputFile=- - -c quit
0 \004%! fpipe /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dNOPLATFONTS -r600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sPAPERSIZE=letter -sOutputFile=- - -c quit
# PDF
0 %PDF fpipe /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dNOPLATFONTS -r600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sPAPERSIZE=letter -sOutputFile=- $FILE -c quit
# TeX DVI
0 \367\002 fpipe /usr/bin/dvips -D 600 -R -q -f
# compress'd data
0 \037\235 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq
# packed, gzipped, frozen and SCO LZH data
0 \037\036 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq
0 \037\213 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq
0 \037\236 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq
0 \037\240 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq
# troff documents
0 .\?\?\040 fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE`
0 .\\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE`
0 '\\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE`
0 '.\\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE`
0 \\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE`
# ditroff
0 "x T ps" pipe /usr/bin/grops
0 "x T dvi" pipe /usr/bin/grodvi
0 "x T ascii" pipe /usr/bin/grotty
0 "x T latin1" pipe /usr/bin/grotty
0 "x T lj4" reject Cannot print LaserJet 4 ditroff files.
# Portable bit-, grey- and pixmaps
0 P1\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null
0 P2\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null
0 P3\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null
0 P4\n filter /usr/local/bin/pbm2ppa - -
0 P5\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null
0 P6\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null
# HP Printer Control Language (PCL) -- assume start with reset code
0 \033E\033 reject sniff This printer can't handle PCL
# HP Printer Job Language (PJL)
0 \033%-12345X reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer.
0 "@PJL " reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer.
0 @PJL\t reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer.
0 @PJL\r reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer.
0 @PJL\n reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer.
# GIF files
0 GIF87a pipe /usr/bin/giftopnm 2>/dev/null
0 GIF89a pipe /usr/bin/giftopnm 2>/dev/null
# JFIF (JPEG) files
0 \377\330\377\340\?\?JFIF\0 pipe /usr/bin/djpeg -pnm
# TIFF files (the last two bytes of the "magic" is really a version number;
# but the magic is really lame and as far as I have understood the version
# number has never changed and never will, so we include it.)
0 MM\0\x2a fpipe /usr/bin/tiff2ps $FILE
0 II\x2a\0 fpipe /usr/bin/tiff2ps $FILE
# BMP files (even lousier magic -- Microsoft strikes again!)
0 BM\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\x0c pipe \
/usr/bin/bmptoppm 2>/dev/null
0 BM\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\x40 pipe \
/usr/bin/bmptoppm 2>/dev/null
0 BM\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\x28 pipe \
/usr/bin/bmptoppm 2>/dev/null
# Sun rasterfiles
0 \x59\xa6\x6a\x95 pipe /usr/bin/rasttopnm 2>/dev/null
# SGI Imagelib (IRIS RGB) files
0 \x1\xda pipe /usr/bin/sgitopnm 2>/dev/null
0 \xda\x1 pipe /usr/bin/sgitopnm 2>/dev/null
# FIG files; reported by Steven P. Hill <sph@uscbu.ih.att.com>
0 #FIG pipe /usr/bin/X11/fig2dev -Lps -P -l dummy
#
# Standard rejects... things we don't want to print
#
# Various archive formats
257 ustar\0 reject Attempted to print a tar file.
257 "ustar \0" reject Attempted to print a tar file.
0 07070 reject Attempted to print a cpio file.
0 PK\3\4 reject Attempted to print a zip file.
20 \xdc\xa7\xc7\xfd reject Attempted to print a zoo file.
# Binaries (Linux): reject with email message
0 \013\1d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary.
0 \100\1d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary.
0 \007\1d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary.
0 \314\0d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary.
0 \177ELF reject Attempted to print an ELF object.
0 \007\001\0 reject Attempted to print an object file.
216 \021\001\0\0 reject Attempted to print a core dump file.
0 !<arch> reject Attempted to print an archive.
0 =<ar> reject Attempted to print an archive.
# Don't confuse this one with troff!
0 .snd reject Attempted to print Sun/NeXT audio data.
# optimistic troff magic
0 . fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE`
# wacko troff magic
0 ''' fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE`
# wild guess: PCL control codes start with <ESC>
0 \033 reject no pcl available..
# Default entry -- for normal (text) files. MUST BE LAST.
# set two two-column printing
# default pipe /usr/bin/a2ps --output=- 2>/dev/null
default pipe /usr/bin/enscript -1 --pretty-print --font=Courier@8 --header='$(LPJOB)|%F|Page $% of $=' --output=- 2>/dev/null
matthew.r.pavlovich.1 [mpav@purdue.edu] wrote:
> I was just poking around to see if anyone has gotten pbm2ppa working under
> debian. i had it working under rh5.2 a while ago...
>
> This is the print filter for HP 72x, 82x and 10xx printers.
>
> -Matt
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D.Damian
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