Re: [aclug-L] Printer setup

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do not believe that Linux will, by default, paginate the output of
plain text files.  If you are running through a filter of some sort,
you'd have to check with that filter (perhaps in the graphical setup
boxes for RedHat).

A nice way to get manpages is:

man -t manpagename | lpr

This requires a PostScript printer or a PostScript filter installed.
Debian's magicfilter or RedHat's configuration tool both ought to
suffice if your printer doesn't have a native PostScript interpreter.

You can also try this:

man -t manpagename | mpage -2 | lpr

Which will print two original pages, at a smaller size, side-by-side
on a single page.

John

Wayne White <wwhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I need a little help with something that shouldn't be that
> tough. I am trying to make my printer (LaserJet IV) print
> 80 lines to the page instead of the default 66. Setting the
> printer's menu to 80 lines is no problem. I can't get lpr to
> send print jobs in 80 line pages. I have tried editing 
> printcap with 
>       :pl=80:\
> to no avail. I also edited the termcap entry for the printer
> with
>       :li=80:\
> which didn't help either. What am I missing? I am trying to 
> produce a neater and more efficient hard copy of man pages.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> Wayne
> 
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