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Date:      Sun, 30 Sep 2018 17:14:27 +0200
From:      Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
To:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Rene Ladan <rene@FreeBSD.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r480950 - in head: . archivers archivers/freeze print print/apsfilter print/hpijs
Message-ID:  <6f378dcf-24e3-4886-6076-bd688e5f9214@madpilot.net>
In-Reply-To: <201809301453.w8UErHat067429@slippy.cwsent.com>
References:  <201809301453.w8UErHat067429@slippy.cwsent.com>

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On 9/30/18 4:53 PM, Cy Schubert wrote:
> In message <20180930142448.GA83081@FreeBSD.org>, Alexey Dokuchaev 
> writes:
>> On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 04:07:25PM +0200, Guido Falsi wrote:
>>> ...
>>> I'm using lpr/lpd at home for printing, and sharing a single printer.
>>> lpd is useful with windows machines too, since they can natively talk to
>>> an lpd server. So avoiding samba which is overly complicated for simple
>>> setups.
>>
>> Can you share your configs or add missing bits to the Handbook chapter[*]?
>> I remember I've tried to follow it while sharing an HP printer which lacks
>> post-XP drivers for Windows 7 users but got stumbled with somewhere. :-(
> 
> I'm specifically concerned about a Canon IP90 and IP100. IIRC apsfilter 
> converted text to postscript using enscript. If anyone has any scripts 
> or filters, I'd appreciate it.
> 
> I have an HP 5900 downstairs, (out of ink, not used in years), so this 
> may be handy too if or when I get ink for it.
> 
> 

I have a filter script in my printcap which uses print/a2ps. My printer
understands postscipt though, anyway you can simply pipe a2ps output to
ghostscript before sending it to the printer.


-- 
Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>



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