Re: [TCLUG:909] Printing problem

[Hans Umhoefer <spudling@acm.cs.umn.edu>]

Would it be possible to set up a different printer entry in your 
/etc/printcap to handle text? So the command to print text would be 

lpr -P txt text_file.txt 

and for other stuff

lpr -P lj other_file

I have problems printing text as well, although I set up my all my 
filters by hand using ghostscript (gs doesn't like trying to display 
text). This also causes problems when trying to print from the new 
wordperfect demo if I want to use the printer drivers that come with it. 
Thus, I set up a printer entry that points to my HP deskjet but doesn't run 
the data through a filter. 

thus for postscript

lpr -P dj file.ps

and for raw data

lpr -P txt other_file

You could possibly do something similar if you have a working text filter.

Hans