Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 19:16:46 -0500 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, Brian Rudy <berudy@earthlink.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printing problems Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20011010191646.031a30f0@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <15300.55908.973666.362917@guru.mired.org> References: <101966238@toto.iv>
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...what is the magicfilter port...??? At 06:31 PM 10.10.2001 -0500, Mike Meyer wrote: >Brian Rudy <berudy@earthlink.net> types: >> This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. >> I set up my /etc/printcap file and the associated spooling stuff but >> when I print, I get the first line of print, the second line is indented >> and the rest of the print isn't there. At least I can talk to the >> printer and see it is printing "something" but not what I am looking >> for. I am not using any filters (which is probably my problem). Can >> someone help me out in my endeavors? > >This is in the FAQ. You need to install a print filter that translates >Unix newlines to DOS carriage-return newlines - or set the printer to >treate newline as a carriage-return newline. If you want to make >handling all kinds of files simple, I recommend the magicfilter port, >as it is a lightweight solution that works well with ascii printers. > > <mike >-- >Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ >Q: How do you make the gods laugh? A: Tell them your plans. > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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