Re: lpr and pdf
I don't know about a HOWTO, but basically you need to use a filter that
routes the pdf file through pdf2ps; it can then be interpreted by whatever
you use for other ps files (e.g., a postscript printer or a ghostscript
filter).
My home setup (which is a non-postscript printer) uses magicfilter as the
filtering system. The configuration file contains the following line:
0 %PDF fpipe /usr/local/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE
-r300 -s DEVICE=ljet2p -sOutputFile=- $FILE -c quit
which sends pdf files through ghostscript and directly to the ljet2p
device. magicfilterconfig can help you set it up.
Hope this helps.
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Andrew J Perrin - andrew_perrin@unc.edu - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
269 Hamilton Hall, CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 robin.c.smith@bt.com wrote:
> Is there a HOWTO or other guide on how to setup lpr/lpd to
> be able to print PDF files?
>
> Robin
>
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