Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 13:59:30 +0200 From: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@FreeBSD.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>, FreeBSD Questions List <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Printer advice Message-ID: <20170515135930.28962077@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> In-Reply-To: <20170515034820.bdf00cfb.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1705131813110.49571@tripel.monochrome.org> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1705141951580.57984@tripel.monochrome.org> <20170515034820.bdf00cfb.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Mon, 15 May 2017 03:48:20 +0200 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sun, 14 May 2017 20:40:43 -0400 (EDT), Chris Hill wrote: >> Second, let me clarify that I would really prefer to stay away from CUPS >> if possible. I use lpr and printcap, with occasional printing from >> applications whose names start with "gn." What I'm after is a printer >> that works out of the box with minimal hassle. > > So you'd be best prepared with a printer that understands PS or PCL. > You can generate PCL easily with gs (called via printcap), and PS is > no problem because it's the default printing output format of all > applications anyway. The standard print format for applications has been PDF for a while now: https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/openprinting/pdf_as_standard_print_job_format
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