Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:23:37 -0700 From: Gary Schenk <gwschenk@socal.rr.com> To: Malcolm Kay <Malcolm.Kay@internode.on.net>, Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1051803654.03e0e0@mired.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie lpd printing Message-ID: <200304302123.37951.gwschenk@socal.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <200304271318.13619.Malcolm.Kay@internode.on.net> References: <200304102145.25225.gwschenk@socal.rr.com> <16042.43141.793642.969221@guru.mired.org> <200304271318.13619.Malcolm.Kay@internode.on.net>
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On Saturday 26 April 2003 08:48 pm, Malcolm Kay wrote: > On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 01:10, Mike Meyer wrote: > > In <200304251649.52050.gwschenk@socal.rr.com>, Gary Schenk > > <gwschenk@socal.rr.com> typed: > > > On Friday 25 April 2003 04:27 am, Mike Meyer wrote: > > > > No, you copied it correctly. The script is broken in the > > > > handbook. I'll post a PR on it sometime in the next few days. > > > > > > Great. Thanks, Mike. I'm going to try to get my printer running > > > tonight. > > > > I hope that went well. If you're still trying to use the script > > from the handbook, you can find my patch to it at <URL: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=51444 >. > > Unfortunately this is not much better as it is corrupted > (at least when using opera) by html when either browsed or viewed as > source. > > OK if one understands html macros for > < etc and can make the > substitutions. > > Malcolm I tried both scripts, and am very pleased to announce that I am printing text and PostScript from both the command line, OpenOffice and KDE. Heck, I'm even printing off a network printer. I'm using the new hpif script from the handbook. I did a cut and paste from the web page to Kedit. For some reason the script from Malcolm does not work for me. Malcolm and Mike: I owe both of you guys big time for helping me out with this problem. You both went to a lot of effort to help. It is much appreciated. Maybe some day I can pay back the favor. Hmmmm....I wonder if I can print jpg files...... Gary Schenk
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