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Subject: FAQ: 8 - Printing
8 PRINTING
8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP?
printer, NeXT
Adding supported postscript printers is rather simple:
* Get a serial cable (e.g., Macintosh to LaserWriter Plus), but
check whether that works with your printer
* Configure using Print Manager
* Configure printer communication according to manufacturer's
recommendations. (9600 baud software flow control).
A sample printcap entry needs to be loaded into the netinfo database.
You can use either niload printcap . , or use NetInfoManager to change
the br and lp properties of your LaserJet. Using the default baud rate
and /dev/ttya will also work, for most print jobs (if the printer is
connected to this port).
LaserJet_III: \
:note=LaserJet_III:ty=HP LaserJet III PostScript: \
:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/LaserJet_III:lp=/dev/ttyfa: \
:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:af=/usr/adm/lp.acct:br=19200:rw:fc\#0000374: \
:fs\#0000003:xc\#0:xs\#0040040:mx\#0:sf:sb:if=/usr/lib/transcript/psif:
\
:of=/usr/lib/transcript/psof:gf=/usr/lib/transcript/psgf: \
:nf=/usr/lib/transcript/psnf:tf=/usr/lib/transcript/pstf: \
:rf=/usr/lib/transcript/psrf:vf=/usr/lib/transcript/psvf: \
:cf=/usr/lib/transcript/pscf:df=/usr/lib/transcript/psdf:
HP printer configuration:
auto cont = off (doesn't matter)
I/O = serial
serial=rs-232 (for LJ III only)
baud rate = 19200 (or whatever baud rate you have
in ni database/printcap)
robust xon = on (doesn't matter)
dtr polarity = hi
startpage = off (doesn't matter)
language=english
ret = med (you choose for LJ III only)
Note that if you modify the printcap this way you cannot reconfigure
this particular printer entry with PrintManager.
If you are using NEXTSTEP 2.0 and you use remote non-next printers,
there is a bug that can be simply corrected by doing "dwrite system
PrinterResolution 1" for each user trying to access non-next printers
on the network. This not a problem in later NEXTSTEP versions.
8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP?
fonts
Properly packaged Type 1 or 3 PostScript fonts will work with
NEXTSTEP, but certain conversions may be necessary to get them to
work. Freeware and shareware fonts are available on various ftp
archives. There are utilities with NEXTSTEP to download fonts into
postscript printers.
Freeware and shareware Type 1 and 3 fonts in files
Fonts-1.0-free.tar.Z and Fonts-2.0-sw.tar.Z. Each file unpacks into
it's own directory. Within each directory is a ReadMe.rtf and a
Makefile. See the ReadMe.rtf for more font descriptions and
installation instructions. (You may also find comments in the Makefile
of interest.) These packages were prepared by Doug Brenner .
The same directory contains fonts Shalom (Hebrew and Yiddish in Old
Style, Stick and Script typefaces, by Jonathan Brecher, shareware) and
CyrillicGothic (san serif, by Jay Sekora). These were packaged by
Jacob Gore to work with the Installer application.
WSI-Fonts for NEXTSTEP \#1
Abstract Software
POB 25045
Seattle, WA 98125-1945
Voice: 206 361 5080
info@abstractsoft.com
Some fonts in Type 1 format for NEXTSTEP are also available from Y&Y:
Y\&Y, 106 Indian Hill, Carlisle MA 01741 USA
Voice: 800 742 4059
Voice: 508 371 3286
Fax: 508 371 2004
71172,524 on CompuServe
71172.524@compuserve.com from InterNet
Trilithon Software supplies utilities to convert and install Macintosh
or PC fonts to NEXTSTEP format.
* MacToPfa: a Mac to NeXT font converter and installer.
* PfbToPfa: a PC to NeXT font converter and installer.
8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file?
PS to file
Select PRINT from the main menu, then select SAVE from the resulting
print panel.
8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document?
odd and even pages even and odd pages duplex printing double sided
print
I wish print on both sides by feeding the paper through twice.
We must recommend against re-using laser printed paper in your
printers. The reason is that the toner which is used is not very
robust, in that when heated again (which happens when you print) it
can come off the other side of the paper. This causes a mess to
accumulate in your printer, and probably some pretty rude things to
happen.
psutils from comp.sources.misc is a much better solution, and includes
a lot more capabilities, plus it is being updated constantly.
8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output?
banner
There is a sample banner prologue file in /usr/lib/NextPrinter that is
sent to the printer before or after the print job depending on what
printer attributes are set in NetInfo. Sounds gross, but it isn't.
Start up NetInfo on your printer machine. Go to the printer directory,
and open up your local printer by double clicking it. Select the
append property from Directory menu. Replace the name with BannerAfter
(or BannerBefore if you want the banner page printed first). The
select the New Value option, and put in the name of the banner
prologue file. If you do not wish to do fancy customization of the
file, simply put the path to the NeXT sample banner file:
/usr/lib/NextPrinter/banner.pro
Save out the netinfo modifications.
8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers?
Latex TeX
If you are printing to a non-NeXT printer from NeXT TeX using dvips,
make sure you specify the correct resolution (300 dpi, usually),
either on the command line with -D300, or in the
/usr/lib/tex/config.ps file with a line that looks like : D 300
If you are printing from within TeXView, you will have to choose
CustomResolution and enter the correct number (300, usually) because
of the way DefaultResolution defaults to 0.
8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP?
PS-Font to NeXT
Many PostScript fonts port to NEXTSTEP with little effort.
The easiest case is a font generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or
above (a comment near the top of the file should say which program
generated the font). This version of Fontographer can generate fonts
"for NEXTSTEP". This means that no hacking of the font is needed, but
you may need to make some adjustments to make it appear in your font
panel.
Suppose you were porting the font family Shalom, which consists of
three faces: Old Style, Stick and Script. Here is the procedure to
follow:
* In a working folder of yours, create folders called:
Shalom-OldStyle.font
Shalom-Script.font
Shalom-Stick.font
Note that the font family name is to the left of the hyphen ("-"),
and the typeface name is to the right and with no spaces in it.
* Copy the outline font file for each typeface from wherever it is
into its folder, and give it the name of the folder minus the
".font". For example, if you are doing this in a Terminal window:
cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.NeXT Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle
cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.NeXT Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script
cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.NeXT Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick
If you are working in Workspace Manager's File Viewer,
double-click on the big fat F icon to open the font directory as a
folder, then you'll be able to rename files in it.
* Do the same thing with the font metric files, but make the suffix
".afm":
cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.AFM Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm
cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.AFM Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script.afm
cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.AFM Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick.afm
* If there is a "read me" file with the font, or any other
documentation, copy it into the .font folder too. For example,
each of the Shalom font folders contains files ReadMe,
CheatSheet.wn and Sample.wn specific to the typeface.
* Edit the outline and font metric files to make them fit the NeXT
AppKit's Font Panel, which is what most NextStep applications use
to let you choose your font.
+ Editing the outline file, e.g.,
Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle:
The original used "ShalomOldStyle" as the font's name, full
name, and family name. We want the name to be
"Shalom-OldStyle", the full name "Shalom Old Style", and
family name just "Shalom".
First, find the lines:
/FullName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def
/FamilyName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def
and change them to:
/FullName (Shalom Old Style) readonly def
/FamilyName (Shalom) readonly def
Then, replace all remaining occurrences of the string
"ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle".
+ Editing the AFM file, e.g.,
Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm.
Find the lines:
FullName ShalomOldStyle
FamilyName ShalomOldStyle
and change them to:
FullName Shalom Old Style
FamilyName Shalom
Replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle"
with "Shalom-OldStyle".
Repeat this procedure for the remaining typefaces.
* You now have a font family ready to be installed. If the font
family is to be used by your account only, place it in
/Library/Fonts (creating it if necessary):
mkdirs ~/Library/Fonts
mv Shalom-*.font ~/Library/Fonts
buildafmdir ~/Library/Fonts
If everybody on your system should have access to this font
family, place it (as superuser) in /LocalLibary/Fonts:
su
mkdirs /LocalLibrary/Fonts
mv Shalom-*.font /LocalLibrary/Fonts
buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts
exit
That's all you need to do for fonts generated by Fontographer version
3.2 or above. This will work with all applications that use AppKit's
FontPanel. FrameMaker does not, so other changes may need to be done
to keep FrameMaker happy [does anybody have something to add here?].
Fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or below don't work in
Display PostScript as they are, because they use a memory management
trick that screws everything up in a multitasking environment like
DPS. However, there is a simple, though kludgy, way to make them work.
The problematic trick uses a dictionary with a name like "Fog3.1"
("Casa1" in Casady & Green's fonts) in which most of the font resides.
The problem is that Fontographer puts that whole dictionary into
dictionary 'userdict' and expects it to stay there. DPS, however,
clears out 'userdict' between tasks, including the task that loads the
font and the task that uses it. This makes the font useless on the
screen, and printable only by prepending the outline font file to the
file you want to print and sending the result to print in one task.
The fix is to move the troublesome dictionary from 'userdict' into the
font dictionary itself (unlike 'userdict', the font dictionary does
stick around between tasks).
Perform the following changes in the outline font file (the font
CyrillicGothic is used as the example):
* Find the line "%%EndProlog". It will be followed by the line like
this:
/\$CyrillicGothic 23 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin
Write down the number before 'dict' (in this case, 23). You will
need it in the following step. Delete the dict definition, making
the line look like this:
\$CyrillicGothic begin
* Go back to the beginning of the file. near the top of the font
program, find the following lines:
userdict/Fog3.1 known\{\{currentfile( )readstring
\{(\%\%\%)eq\{exit\}if\}{pop exit\}ifelse\}loop
\}if
userdict begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin
and replace them with these:
/\$CyrillicGothic 24 dict def
\$CyrillicGothic begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin
The number before 'dict' (in this case, 24) is one greater than
the number you wrote down in the previous step.
* Find the line that defines procedure BuildChar:
/BuildChar{Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec}def
and change it as follows:
/BuildChar{1 index begin Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec end}def
* Go to the end of the file. The last line looks like this:
/CyrillicGothic findfont/EFN get Fog3.1 begin\{RF\}forall end
Delete it (or comment it out by placing one or more " beginning of
it).
The AFM file requires one adjustment. Change the line
EncodingScheme AppleStandard
to
EncodingScheme AdobeStandardEncoding
This concludes conversion of a font generated by Fontographer version
3.1 or lower to work with NEXTSTEP. You may still need to make the
changes described for version 3.2 and above, to make the font fit the
NEXTSTEP font panel.
8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP?
printer, color
The (no longer sold) NeXT/Canon SCSI color printer, of course!
With Dots Color, the HP DeskJet 500C can print in color today, under
NEXTSTEP 2.1, and it costs significantly less than $1000 (in Germany
at least).
You can get more information from:
d'ART Software GmbH
Virchowstr. 17-19
W-2000 Hamburg 50
Germany
Voice: +49 40 380 23 0
Fax: +49 40 380 23 290
software@dart.de
JetPilot from Interpersonal Computer does this jobs also very well.
You can get more information from:
interpersonal computing GmbH
Oettingenstrasse 2
W-80538 Muenchen
Germany
Voice: +49 89 22 28 63
Fax: +49 89 22 33 76
info@interpc.de
8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications?
A4 default size
Add "NXPaperType A4" in the "GLOBAL" preferences.
8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file'
unexpected?
Using lpr -t, or lpr -d causes this problem. eg:
[...]
cat /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf
[...]
Christopher Lane has pointed out 3 (three!) errors in the distributed
NEXTSTEP 3.0 lpd.comm file
The last change is my own. It worked for the 1 (one!) dvi file I
tried.
tilley\% diff lpd.comm.DIST lpd.comm
11,12c11,12
< while "x\$1" != x do
< case "\$1" in
---
> while test \$\# != 0
> do case "\$1" in
16c16
< -h) HOST=\$"; shift;;
---
> -h) HOST=\$2; shift;;
17a18
> esac
21c22
< PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER
-h HOST -f -"
---
> PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER
-h \$HOST -f -"
27c28
< psdf) psbad \$FILTER \$PRINTER \$USER \$HOST | \$PRSERVER;;
---
> psdf) dvips -f -D 400 -r | \$PRSERVER ;;
8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi
laserwriter?
600dpi TeX fonts TeX, 600dpi
If you upgrade to a 600 dpi laserwriter then the version of TeX that
ships with NEXTSTEP (either 2.X or 3.0) does not know about 600 dpi
fonts, i.e. does not know how to make them and will instead use scaled
400 dpi ones (which look significantly worse at 600 dpi than they do
at 400 dpi). Some simple modifications to a few Metafont files and
rebuilding the metafont bases are all that is needed. What to do to
get the 600 dpi stuff working is as follows:
* Edit /usr/lib/mf/inputs/next.mf and add a laserjetIV mode. Simply
copy the entire imagen mode, change the name to laserjetIV, and
change the pixels_per_inch to 600. Save the changed file.
* Build a new mf.base file by executing the following commands:
inimf "plain; input next; dump"
(as superuser): cp plain.base /usr/lib/mf/bases/mf.base
* Edit /usr/lib/tex/ps/config.ps and change the `D 400' line to `D
600' (you may have `D 300' or something else if you've set up a
different printer.)
* Edit /usr/bin/MakeTeXPK (as superuser), adding the lines
elif test $BDPI = 600
then
MODE=laserjetIV
right before the second `else' in the file.
That should do it! You might have to (depending on how you configure
NEXTSTEP for the LaserJet IV) select `custom resolution' and set the
gadget to 600 in the TeXview print panel, and save Preferences. These
instructions are written for an HP Laserjet IV, but they should also
work for a QMS printer just fine.
Finally, if you have one of these printers and work in a "mixed"
environment with perhaps 400 dpi and/or 300 dpi printers that you also
print to on a regular basis then you might want to consider getting
Type 1 PS version of the Computer Modern fonts instead. They obviate
the need for the instructions above, and the savings in disc space
will be considerable since having printer fonts for several printers
takes lots of room, and the file sizes for 600 dpi are quite large
(the files grow roughly as D logD, where D is the resolution). These
fonts are made by Blue Sky Research, and work beautifully. Y&Y
software is a reseller for BSR and sells a "NEXTSTEP specific" version
of them which comes with appropriate instructions and installation
scripts.
8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)?
PPD, where? printer description files, PPD
Adobe has a mail server and ftp site where you can get .PPD files.
They are:
ps-file-server@adobe.com (put "send help" in the mail body)
ftp.mv.us.adobe.com
8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those
NeXT's Color Printer uses?
ink cartridge, Canon Canon, ink cartridge
Part Numbers are:
Red: BJI-643 M
Yellow: BJI-643 Y
Blue: BJI-643 C
Black: BJI-643 Bk
8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why?
JetPilot, JetDirect JetDirect, JetPilot
It seems, that there is a bug in the /etc/rc-script. The bootpd is
given with to arguments -a -f, which are not available for the bootpd
under 3.3.
Make an entry in /etc/bootptab like this:
\#
\# host htype haddr iaddr bootfile
\#
printer 1 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
where
* host: your given hostname for the printer (eg. picasso)
* haddr: The Ethernet hardware address (Can be seen, if you press
the TEST-Key on your JetDirect box.
* iaddr: Is the hostaddress for the printer (eg. 192.42.172.1)
Entries have to be done also in the Netinfo-database. It's like adding
a new host.
Insert the following line to your etc/rc.local script:
\#
\# Starting JetDirect-Printer configuration
\#
fbshow -B -I "Starting Printer initialization" -z 92
/usr/etc/bootpd -d /etc/bootptab >/dev/console 2>\&1
8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works
power down, printer printer, printer down
Type the following to your rc.local.
\#turn off NeXT laser printer.
fbshow -B -I "Powering off NeXTprinter" -z 95
if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then
sleep 3
/usr/etc/nppower off
(echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console
fi
This works fine... the printer powers down immediately, and is
available for any app which wants it.
8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M?
HP Laserjet 4M
I solved the problem by building a serial cable based upon the pinouts
supplied by HP in their manual. Please note that the LJIII cable does
not work. In particular, pin 1 from the DIN plug must be connected to
pin 6 of the DB25. I used 38500 bps on both sides, and the 600 dpi
ppd.
Emulex offers the NETJet network interface which speaks lpd protocol,
unlike the HP unit.
8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP
Laserwriter NTX
This are the pin assignments.
Eight-pin mini DIN-8 RS-422 Port
Pin Signal Description
1,3 SG Signal Ground
4 TxD+ Transmit Data +
5 TxD- Transmit Data -
8 RxD+ Receive Data +
9 RxD- Receive Data -
IBM-compatible DB-25 Plug LaserWriter DB-25 Plug
Signal Pin Pin Signal
Shield 1 ............ 1 Shield
TxD 2 ............ 3 RxD
RxD 3 ............ 2 TxD
RTS 4 ............ 4 RTS
CTS 5 ............ 5 CTS
DSR 6 ............ 8 DCD
GND 7 ............ 7 GND
............ 20 DTR
The other aspect is to set the DIP switch on the printer. Here are the
DIP switch settings:
Switch 1 Switch 2 Meaning
UP UP LocalTalk---RS-232 port disabled
DOWN UP Serial ports at 1200 Baud
UP DOWN Serial ports at 9600 Baud
DOWN DOWN RS-232 at 9600 Baud; RS-422 at 0 Baud
Switches 3 and 4 can probably be ignored---they're for strange stuff
like Diablo 630 and HP LaserJet emulation modes.
Switch 5 Switch 6 Meaning
DOWN DOWN XON/XOFF
UP UP XON/XOFF
DOWN UP ETX/ACK
UP DOWN DSR
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