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Date:      Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:01:42 -0400
From:      Rick Preston <rickjpreston@gmail.com>
To:        Stevan Tiefert <stevan.tiefert@freenet.de>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Staircaseeffect with HP Deskjet Plus
Message-ID:  <c4d7bf490510180901o767f5adbqcd591c2254059ce8@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <434E3EEC.3070208@freenet.de>
References:  <434E3EEC.3070208@freenet.de>

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On 10/13/05, Stevan Tiefert <stevan.tiefert@freenet.de> wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> when I want to print an ASCII-text via lpr to my HP Deskjet Plus I got a
> staircaseeffect on my printer. I asked HP for support but they answered:
>   "... the support stopped nine years ago..." Ups :-(
>
> I think that a solution with a2ps and gs is too crazy and too slow when
> I print a biiig manual-page. I expect that I need a specific
> input-filter for my printer. But which one?
>
> With regars
> Stevan Tiefert


Sorry for the late reply.

If you are just looking for filters that fix the staircase you can
find four here:
http://www.digitalissues.co.uk/html/os/unix/solaris.html

Near the bottom of the page.  awk, ruby, perl, and C.

These where written for the lpsystem but will work fine with the BSD
spooler and other print subsystems.

Good luck,
Rick



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