Date: Tue, 15 Jun 99 16:44:26 -0400 From: Kiakas <stefanos@traveler.e-scape.net> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Canon BJC-210 Message-ID: <9906152044.AA03595@traveler.e-scape.net> In-Reply-To: <199906152024.NAA18106@george.lbl.gov> References: <199906152024.NAA18106@george.lbl.gov>
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You wrote: > I don't have a BJC 210, so cannot tell what the driver is. > In general, the unix handles pure text and postscript printer well, > but not other type printers, like BJC 210. > You may take one more step to print ASCII on your BJC 210 printer; > that is, converting ASCII to postscript; then perform the ps printing > procedure. > > I forget what is the command for doing ASCII to postscript conversion. > It is associated with "imprint" command in psutils package if My memory > is still correct. Would someone tell us what is the command? > There 2 ASCII to PostScript converters that I am aware of. a2ps enscript Stefanos > If you could NOT find it, you may try to use "magicprint" we are using. > This is more powerful tools which can print images, text, and combine > them into a book. It is in the CCS package whcih is available at > > ftp://george.lbl.gov/pub/ccs/ccs-2.1.tgz > > Read the README.* as you needed. CCS is a simgle command installation > package powered by ACS (AutoConfiguration System) which very easy for > dummys. You may install it by use default which builds everything in > > current-dir/ccs-lib.2.1/$ARCH/{bin, lib, man, ...} > > When you are comfortable with it, you may change the DESTROOT, decribed > in README.ccs:223 and ACS/readme.acs, to wherever you want to. > > -Jin > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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