[linux-help] Re: Printing

[John <jmresler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks guys,
    Yes, the printtool is still there and it worked fine. I appreciate it.

- John

lowell wrote:

----- Original Message -----

> From: "John" <jmresler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "ACLUG" <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:13 PM
> Subject: [linux-help] Printing
>
> Does RedHat still have their "printtool" gui utility in 7.1?  It will let
> you add a printer
> and configure it separately from whatever you have now. IIRC you can send
> different
> types of output to the same printer, too
>
> >
> > I just purchased a new HP P1000 photosmart printer. I am running Redhat
> > 7.1 with Helix Gnome on a K6-II 500. I have been unable to make a2ps
> > work properly with it although the printer does start printing, it comes
> > out as garbage. I tried lpr but it is still configured for the old
> > printer and I really don't want to edit /etc/printcap and go that route.
> > Does anybody know of a command to configure or add a new printer? I am
> > able to cat text files directly to the printer ( cat textfile > /dev/lp0
> > ) and they come out properly but with the stair stepping problem. Any
> > ideas would be very helpful.
> >
> > -John
>
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