Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:44:18 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: luizbcampos <luizbcampos@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LPRng x pdf files Message-ID: <20081216214258.D62674@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20081216214051.4d0cfcf6.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <d534d2fe0812161223w21575c9dpf5f41af31be0e762@mail.gmail.com> <20081216214051.4d0cfcf6.freebsd@edvax.de>
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> Or you can use gv's or xpdf's print option which should place
> the PDF file's content into the printer job queue.
>
> If your printer is PostScript capable, you could eventually
> use pdf2ps and then feed the PS directly into the printer.
if not - ghostscript processes both ps and pdf
example filter for my laserjet 4 (minimally modified default)
#!/bin/sh
#
# ifhp - Print Ghostscript-simulated PostScript on a DesJet 500
# Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hpif
#
# Treat LF as CR+LF:
#
printf "\033&k2G" || exit 2
#
# Read first two characters of the file
#
read first_line
first_two_chars=`expr "$first_line" : '\(..\)'`
if [ "$first_two_chars" = "%!" ]; then
#
# It is PostScript; use Ghostscript to scan-convert and print it
#
/usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -q -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -sDEVICE=ljet4 -sOutputFile=- - \
&& exit 0
else
#
# Plain text or HP/PCL, so just print it directly; print a form
# at the end to eject the last page.
#
echo "$first_line" && cat && printf "\f" && exit 0
fi
exit 2
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