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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

> I posted a working filter for a dotmatrix, but the deskjet 
> filter was just a guess (I do not have an inkjet printer).  
> I'm pretty sure the resolution in that filter was wrong for 
> a deskjet (and some of the other parameters are suspect).  
> You said you had a working deskjet filter in your DOS version 
> of gs.  Please post.

All I changed in your filter was the resolution, -r300x300 for LQ.
The deskjet.filter is on my other linux computer so I cannot copy it 
easily right now.  DOS uses gs386 not gs but I think the filter was 
something like (not sure about the paper size part)

Draft quality would be -r150x150

gs -sDEVICE=deskjet -sPAPER=letter -r300x300  



> Then you must remember to do those insmods manually.
I have been using wp.  As frequently as I print it is not very time 
consuming to do it that way.

> > How do I use the -P parameter?  
> 
> man lpr


 
> > Can i also specify resolution in each filter, such as djd 
> > and djl for deskjet draft and letter quality 150 and 300 dpi?
> 
> You can define as many filter files as you like, each with
> different parameters.
> 
> > What does the |ps|PS| in printcap mean?
> 
> They are alternative labels for that printer definition.
> You can use them with lpr (-P parameter) to select that 
> definition.

But I can also choose to print .pdf files with the same definition?
I may just use the command line instead, with different filters.

I am not having very good luck with Opera recently.  It keeps unloading 
itself if I try to load images, even with lots of RAM (128M).  So there is 
nothing to print except text or plain .pdf files.

> > > It also enables you to print from Netscape/Mozilla/Opera.
> >
> > I have never had the urge to print from Opera but may try 
> > some day.  I tend to save web pages as text files with lynx 
> > instead.  Would lpd also print html?
> 
> Printing a web page from inside Netscape/Mozilla/Opera prints 
> everything (fonts, graphics, whatever) exactly as it appears 
> on the screen.  Even on my ancient dotmatrix printer, I get 
> a very nice copy of the screen.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
> 
> 
> 
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