How do I print from an X application using foomatic and rlpr?
- From: markhobley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mark Hobley)
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:08:02 GMT
I have installed rlpr, and using the following command, I can send a
text file to my printer:
rlpr -Pbelinda -Hpegasus foobar.txt
I now want to print from an X application, such as Mozilla Browser or
Abiword.
My printer is a Hewlett Packard Laserjet 4 and is driven using Printer
Control Language, and does not have native Postscript support.
I have installed the package foomatic-filters and I want to know how to
chain this together with the rlpr command and configure my internet
browser to use it.
Start, Mozilla, Menu: File, Print, Button: Properties, Pulldown: Papersize>
A4, Textbox: Print Command>
This currently reads:
lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+-P"$MOZ_PRINTER_NAME"}
Does anyone know where MOZ_PRINTER_NAME comes from?
Anywaym I have scrubbed this line and changed it to read:
rlpr -Pbelinda -Hpegasus
and on the printer, I am getting Postscript output beginning:
%!PS-Adobe-3.0
%%BoundingBox: 0 0 612 792
How do I insert the foomatic filter to convert the spool to Printer
Contol Language before sending the document to the printer?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
--
Mark Hobley,
393 Quinton Road West,
Quinton, BIRMINGHAM.
B32 1QE.
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