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Date:      Sun, 22 Jun 2003 07:36:30 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        tollallenamensindbelegt@t-online.de
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: can't print postscript files
Message-ID:  <20030622072744.E19917@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030522143851.GA729@lisa.home.net>
References:  <20030522143851.GA729@lisa.home.net>

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On Thu, 22 May 2003 tollallenamensindbelegt@t-online.de wrote:

> had configure my /etc/printcap like the example in the freebsd
> handbook but I'm not able to print postscript files I thing I have a
> little misstake in the gs section in this script
> /usr/local/libexec/hl7x0 because I can print plaintext files.
>
> my printer is a brother HL-730
>
> could any one give me the answer where is the misstake that I'm not
> able to print ps file.

What actually does print when you try to print a PostScript file?  Are
there any error messages?

Your printcap file does not use ifhp, unless that's called from hl7x0.
And the ifhp script is flawed; many PostScript files start with HP PJL
sequences that ifhp does not detect.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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