Re: how to get rid of the staircase effect

[Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za>]

On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 03:11:58PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> We have a HP laser printer here with a JetDirect server. It's, of
> course, Windows optimized, so all LPR clients have to suffer from the
> staircase effect
>                 which occurs
>                             when the printer needs
>                                                   \r for a line feed.
> 
> Since I am not the only one with that problem, I am asking here for
> advise on how to solve this the least "hacky" way. Can't I just
> apt-get install something to fix it?
> 
> Or should I use this "opportunity" to (finally) upgrade to CUPS?
> 
I use pdq (with xpdq frontend) with a JetDirect and HP laser printer
without problem.  Using xpdq it is simple to configure.


Johann
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