A Unix Print Filter for Controlling an HP Laserjet Printer

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/814406· OSTI ID:814406

Hoffman, F M ^[1]

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1. ORNL

This report describes a Unix print filter designed to control an Hewlett Packard Laserjet or other printer that uses Hewlett Packard's Printer Control Language (HP-PCL). The filter gives users the ability to control print pitch, orientation, and indentation by using standard flags to the Unix lpr command or multiple entries in the /etc/printcap file and allows both ascii and binary (i.e., graphics and down-loadable fonts) files to be printed. Additionally, the filter provides some accounting capability. The supported print pitch and orientation options are described, as are the different configuration options. The code for the filter is included in Appendix A and sample entries for the /etc/printcap file are included in Appendix B and C.

• Research Organization: ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: OHER, DOE (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 814406
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-12190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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