Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 20:19:19 -0600 From: Don Read <sysop@calcasieu.com> To: Mahesh Bhaskarpandit <Mahesh_Bhaskarpandit@dmcwave.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problem with printing Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990309201919.007c6180@firewall> In-Reply-To: <36E594AA.193403BA@dmcwave.com>
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back on 01:37 PM 3/9/99 -0800, you said: >I have FreeBSD 2.2.5 in my PC and have a Canon BJC-250 >printer attached to it. I have done all the configuration and >I am able to print, but the printouts have a stair-case effect. >I know the solution is to have a filter that sends a printer >specific escape sequence to treat LF as CR+LF (as per the >handbook). > >I want to know the exact escape sequence for the Canon >printer. I have sent mails to customer support in Canon and >from their document I didn;t see anything specific for this >CR+LF problem. Don't have the manual handy, but a quick add-cr filter: ---- /usr/libexec/lpr/addcr ----- #!/bin/sh exec sed 's/$/^M/' ------------- Regards, -- Don Read sysop@calcasieu.com EDP Manager dread@texas.net Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX - There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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