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From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
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Subject: Re: print plain text with apsfilter
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David Banning wrote:
> 
> I can't seem to print plain text files now that apsfilter is installed.
> 
> I have a simple text file "temp2" which is 747 bytes.
> 
> I go;
> 
>   $ lpr temp2
> 
> I also tried;
> 
>   $ cat temp2 | lpr
> 
> and;
> 
>   $ cat temp2 | lpr -Plp
> 
> immediately following anyone of these commands, if I enter a
>   $ lpq
> I get;
> bash-2.03$ lpq
> lp is ready and printing
> Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
> active david      43   (standard input)                      747 bytes
> 
> but then the print q goes away and it never prints.
> 
> This is not specific to my print file, as I have tried other plain text
> ones.

I just got through installing apsfilter. Did you run the
apsfilter/SETUP. When I got through with that, I could print text and
graphics. I still have a printer called lp2 that I use with plain
files via lpr -Plp2.

Kent

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