From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 24 21:29:48 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id VAA28194 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 21:29:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from obie.softweyr.com (slc75.modem.xmission.com [204.228.136.75]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id VAA28189 for ; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 21:29:45 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wes@localhost) by obie.softweyr.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) id WAA02944; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 22:31:36 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 22:31:36 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199612250531.WAA02944@obie.softweyr.com> From: Wes Peters To: John Szumowski CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: netscape printing... In-Reply-To: <32C03DC2.2F85@javanet.com> References: <32C03DC2.2F85@javanet.com> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk John Szumowski writes: > about the only relevant topic i could find in the handbook was setting > up a print filter that would print ps files on a "normal" printer. > that's fine, i made one, but doesn't help. i have searched the archives > of this mailing list, but haven't had much luck. i have ghostscript > installed now. all i want to do is to be able to print html pages from > netscape...nothing fancy. could someone please send a printcap and > filter for a hpdeskjet 520...or point me to somewhere where i can see > *exactly* how to do it? i have no experience with ps, and very little > unix experience in general, having run bsd for less than a week. thanks! Install apsfilter from the packages on the cdrom or ftp server. If you've already installed ghostscript with support for your printer, this should take care of the problem of setting up print queues that print postscript for your. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com