Printing

[Michel Wurtz - ENGEES/CEREG]

Rich Shepard wrote:
> 
>   When I completed my migration to linux I replaced my color ink jet printer
> (a Canon BJC-4550) which is not supported in linux with a H-P DeskJet 2500C

I use a Canon color ink jet printer BJC-4100, which was also not
directly supported by Linux.  But the BJC-600 option of gostscript
worked great.  So now, my BJC-4100 is ercognized by Linux as a
Postscript color printer.
--------/etc/printcap contains ------------------- :
lpc|bjc|bjc4100:lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/usr/spool/lpd:sh:\
        :if=/usr/local/bin/bjc4100:mx#0:\
        :af=/usr/adm/lp-acct:\
        :lf=/usr/adm/lp-err:
--------------------------------------------------
--------/usr/local/bin/bjc4100 contains ---------- :
#!/bin/sh
exec /usr/bin/gs -sDEVICE=bjc600 -sOutputFile=- -r360x360 -q -
--------------------------------------------------

Maybe it's just as simple as that (NB: Is use a slackware version
of Linux, which use the standard BSD printing sheme...

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