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Re: [Q] printing - how do i set this up? (ie from MS Word)
In your message (Fri, 2 Jun 1995 00:01:06 -0600 (MDT)), you wrote:
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>howdy folks,
>i need some printing help.
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>here's the setup...
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>linux 1.2.8, fully networked via ethernet
>printer is used via the net - not connected directly to my machine.
>text and .ps file printing works using lpr (goes to a server in the dept)
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>i'd like to be able to print from executor apps. does this work?
>when i go to print from MS Word i get this postscript print dialog box
>which seems cool and the computer works for a while on it and then
>returns to the app like it printed but nothing prints to the printer
>or a file as far as i can tell. however, i could be looking in the
>wrong places i suppose. any ideas about how to do this?
You shouldn't need to do anything to get it to work. If your lpr is
setup sensibly it should work straight away.
However:
1) As of 1.99m, the PostScript produced is a bit broken:
a) It won't work with Aladdin GhostScript 3.x. Use GNU 2.6.1,
Aladdin 2.6.2 or a real PostScript printer instead!
b) Word 5.0 just prints blank pages
2) If you want a page size other than US letter, you can forget it,
although Cliff tells me they're working on that.
Tim.
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