Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 13:13:45 +1100 (EST) From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@tpgi.com.au> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: conf/5226: Default local printcap entry prints banner Message-ID: <199712050213.NAA11262@b1.tpgi.com.au> Resent-Message-ID: <199712050310.TAA03471@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 5226 >Category: conf >Synopsis: Default local printcap entry prints banner >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 4 19:10:00 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andrew Cagney >Organization: >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE i386 >Environment: Generic 2.2.5 with local postscript printer >Description: The printcap entry shipped with FreeBSD-2.2.5 sends a banner page to the printer by default. At the risk of sounding green (after all what is wrong with an 18% increase in Australia's green-house gas emisions :-), I argue the default printcap should be shipped with the the banner page suppressed. The reaons are: o this doesn't work off-the-shelf when the attached printer supports postscript. o It is a waste of paper. o is a legacy from the days when everyone used continuous-feed printers. Everyone now-a-days has single sheet printers :-) Have a smog free day :-) >How-To-Repeat: Print a page. Add a sheet to the recycling pile. >Fix: Add `:sh:' to the printcap entry shipped with future releases. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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