> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ole J. Tetlie) > *-Max <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | I'd like to be able to print both text and PostScript using one > | printcap entry. HP recommends setting up two separate printcap > | entries, but it seems to me that it should be possible to do this > | using some sort of an input filter that converts text to PostScript > | and leaves PostScript files alone. Has anyone done something like > | this with LPRng? I'm using an HP LaserJet 4000N with a JetDirect > | card. > > Have a look at magicfilter or apsfilter. They will let you print > many different types of files directly, with conversion > (to PS) going on in the background.
Actually, it turns out that in my case it was as simple as adding if=/usr/lib/CTI-Print/bin/ifhp to /etc/printcap. Works like a charm and can even put the printer in duplex mode. Max
