From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 23 10:16:47 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net (mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net [151.164.30.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40F4D37B994 for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:16:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbryant@ppp-207-193-1-177.kscymo.swbell.net) Received: from ppp-207-193-1-177.kscymo.swbell.net ([207.193.1.177]) by mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.1999.09.16.21.57.p8) with ESMTP id <0FQE00D93AQXTO@mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net> for questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:16:12 -0600 (CST) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by ppp-207-193-1-177.kscymo.swbell.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) id MAA97761; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:16:06 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:15:43 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Bryant Subject: Re: printing from X on an HP inkjet printer In-reply-to: <38B33A26.7FC77B05@S1.com> To: Harry.Woodward-Clarke@S1.com (Harry Woodward-Clarke) Cc: tracker@worldy.com, questions@freebsd.org Reply-To: kc5vdj@swbell.net Message-id: <200002231816.MAA97761@ppp-207-193-1-177.kscymo.swbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-files: The truth is that the X-Files is fiction X-Republican: The best kind!!! X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT #8: Sat Oct 30 00:56:56 CDT 1999 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In reply: > G'day David, > > > > > I am using kde for my X environment. Is there a way to print > > from Netscape or other X-related applications to an > > HP inkjet printer (500-600 series) > > > > Need more details. Like, is the printer usable from the shell? Have you > read the section(s) in the Complete FreeBSD and/or The FreeBSD Handbook? > > I have a HPDJ400 and have it talking successfully with FreeBSD 3.3 - so > it can be done ;') One interesting tip was the control sequence in (I > think) The Complete FreeBSD to switch a HP LaserJet to accept only > rather than . Guess what? The DJ400 accepts and understands this > sequence too! I recall vaguely that many of the newer HP DJ's actually > understand PCL, but I'm not sure which level, so they may even emulate a > HP-LJII or III. http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport/cspt/cds/dlvr.pl?lid=general&fid=bpd02925&pid= jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KC5VDJ - HF to 23cm KC5VDJ@NW0I.#NEKS.KS.USA.NOAM kc5vdj@swbell.net IC-706MkII - IC-T81A - HTX-202 - HTX-212 - HTX-404 - KPC3+ - PK-232MBX/DSP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ET has one helluva sense of humor, always anal-probing right-wing schizos! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message