Subject: Re: lpr and text formatting
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 06:36:31AM -0800
In reply to:Paul Nathan Puri
Quoting Paul Nathan Puri([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
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> What file is this, i.e., what file in the /etc/ directory are you
> referring to? Thank you...
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> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Guenter Schmidt wrote:
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> > 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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Some reading of the HOWTO's would help you here (Printing &
Printing-Usage).
/etc/printcap is what Dr. Schmidt was refering to.
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