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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

I was able to print from a user account (postscript file).
1.  Load printer modules (I used wp to do that).
2.  lps filename.ps from the user account - got an error message
3.  logout and to root again, type lpd, it starts printing.

I should probably load the modules and lpd as root, and then login again 
as user and type lpr filename.ps.

How would I modify printcap to print .pdf files too?  Just duplicate the 
section with ps and replace ps with pdf?  

How do I cancel print jobs?  I have one in the queue now. I cancelled the 
other by turning the printer on and then when it started to print I turned
the printer back off.  This wastes paper.  I could not find where the 
print job is stored in the queue.  

I don't think it is a whole lot quicker and easier to have to load lpd and 
change accounts instead of printing from the command line with 

/pathto/deskjet.filter < filename.pdf > /dev/lp0

lpr filename (from user) prints gibberish if the file is not a ps file.


> > >
> > > I don't have any user accounts.  If I were to set 
> > > one up, would I have to modify deskjet.filter 
> > 
> > Perhaps the permissions for that file.
> 
> I did chmod +x deskjet.filter, which I think makes it executable by 
> anyone.
> 
> > 
> > > or printcap 
> > 
> > No.  printcap is for lpd and lpd must be run as root.
> > 
> > > It is starting to seem that this is not worth the bother 
> > > to print pdf files with linux.  
> > 
> > Don't blame Linux.  I'm sure there are plenty of Linux
> > distributions which can print pdf files easily. 
> > 
> > > Is there any way to print pdf files using ghostscript 
> > > from the command line without filters or lpd?  
> > 
> > You don't need lpd, but you do need the filter (unless
> > the printer is a ps printer).  It is the filter that puts 
> > the output into a format that the printer can understand.  
> 
> So I could define several filter files and choose the one that I wanted 
> for that one printer?  Could you please explain again how to use the 
> commandline part of this, thanks.  On the example of gs and 
> deskjet.filter.
> 
> Also can I print pdf files directly or must I convert first.
> I don't have any ps printers.  What do they look like?
> 
> I will try to hook up the linux computer again tomorrow and try this out 
> as a user instead of root, from the command line.
> 
> 
> Sindi Keesan
> 
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