The original problem was, when using Printtool to set up my
HP non-PostScript printer, a Printtool PostScript test page
was not aligned properly. The solution is to add the following
line at the bottom of the "gs_init.ps" file (found in the /usr/share/ghostscript/5.10
directory tree):
72 x mul 72 y mul translate
where x and y are the offsets (in inches) to correct the misalignment. Remember
the origin of the page is at the lower-left corner, so if, say, the page is 0.1" too
low and 0.2 inches too far to the right, you would enter:
72 -0.2 mul 72 0.1 mul translate
Tom Browder
P.S. For Linda and Paul: If you don't use PostScript files, what do you print
on you Linux box?
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul M. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: Printer Adjustments
>
>
>On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Tom Browder wrote:
>
>> I have an HP non-PostScript printer setup by Printtool (RH 6.0).
>>
>> Anything sent to it has the page offset vertically by 1/2 inch.
>>
>> How can I fix my system so the offset is fixed?
>>
>
>This is a hack that I found out the hard way, and works for RH6.1, and for
>straight text files only. Go to /var/spool/lpd/lp/textonly.cfg. There
>should be a line in there like: TEXTONLYOPTIONS= . Find out (for your
>given printer) what the command is for changing the top margin to what you
>want, and put that in quotes after TEXTONLYOPTIONS=. (This string should
>be formatted like a C printf format string.) This will act like a setup
>string that will hit your printer every time you send something. Also note
>that inkjets and lasers have a certain set margin in which they can't
>print, regardless of what command you give them.
>
>Wish I could be more help, but I don't know what version of PCL your
>printer uses, etc.
>
>Paul M. Foster
>
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