SUMMARY: lp filters in Solaris 2.5

From: Todd Pfaff (todd@edge.cis.mcmaster.ca)
Date: Thu May 09 1996 - 10:17:45 CDT


My initial question is included below.

The solution was to set the printer content type to 'postscript' rather
than 'any' or 'postscript,simple'.

I was under the impression that content type was the type of data that the
lp system would accept for the printer, not the type that the printer
would process. I figured it would accept those types and apply an
appropriate filter if necessary.

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On Wed, 8 May 1996, Todd Pfaff wrote:

> Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 19:08:36 -0400 (EDT) > From: Todd Pfaff <todd@edge.cis.mcmaster.ca> > To: Sun Managers <sun-managers@eecs.nwu.edu> > Subject: lp filters in Solaris 2.5 > Followup-To: junk > > I have a LaserJet 4 printer connected to a Sun Solaris 2.5 system. > This printer is set to print Postscript only and I'd like to have the lp > printing system automatically convert text files to Postscript. I don't > quite understand how filters in /etc/lp/filter.table are invoked. > > The /etc/lp/printers/printername/configuration file for this printer is: > > Banner: off > Content types: any > Device: /dev/term/a > Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/standard > Printer type: PS > Modules: default > > > The /etc/lp/filter.table has the entry: > > :any:any:simple:postprint:postscript:slow:/usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint:PAGES * = -o*,LENGTH * = -l*,MODES group = -n2,MODES group\=\\([2-9]\\) = -n\\1,MODES portrait = -pp,MODES landscape = -pl,MODES x\=\\(\\-*[\\.0-9]*\\) = -x\\1,MODES y\=\\(\\-*[\ \. > 0-9]*\\) = -y\\1,MODES magnify\=\\([\\.0-9]*\\) = -m\\1,MODES catv_filter = -I > > for filtering simple input type to postscript output type. > > I've tried printing text files using: > > lp -Pprintername filename > > or > > lp -T simple filename > > but the text-to-postscript filtering never happens. > > Am I missing something? How do I get lp to actually use that filter? > > -- > Todd Pfaff \ Email: pfaff@mcmaster.ca > Computing and Information Services \ Voice: (905) 525-9140 x22920 > ABB 132 \ FAX: (905) 528-3773 > McMaster University \ > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1 \

-- Todd Pfaff \ Email: pfaff@mcmaster.ca Computing and Information Services \ Voice: (905) 525-9140 x22920 ABB 132 \ FAX: (905) 528-3773 McMaster University \ Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1 \



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