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Date:      Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:27:54 +0000
From:      Christopher Raven <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk>
To:        "Oles' Hnatkevych" <gnut@nut.kiev.ua>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: printing
Message-ID:  <3639F71A.C1CD191B@ukonline.co.uk>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.981029194106.423A-100000@localhost>

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Oles' Hnatkevych wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
>   Suppose I have a printer like HP 6L, that is, which does not understand
> PostScript, but still able to print nice graphics. I do can set it up,
> there's a large set of handbook pages that explains how to do it. But, how
> I can print a man page (not as an ASCII, that's to simple), or a HTML page
> from Netscape, since they speak PS only, and printer does not? May be I
> need to look for additional software, that can print my PS file on a
> printer that does not speak PS, like those of HP?
> 
>   Thank you.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
>     Oles Hnatkevych, http://gnut.kiev.ua
> 

Have a look at Ghostscript and apsfilter int he ports/print selection.

Ghostscript converts to Postscript, and apsfilter sets it all up for
you without the headache.


Chris R.

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