Re: [netatalk-admins] papd NBP Type Selection


Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] papd NBP Type Selection
From: Andrew Solmssen (solmssen@ca.metsci.com)
Date: Sun Oct 12 1997 - 15:14:10 EDT


I've just experienced the same problem using the 9.3 HP driver, and I
think the issue is that the driver is attempting to interrogate the
printer, and papd is without a ppd to use to form a reply that the driver
is looking for. I don't know what to do here except use the postscript
emulation provided by ghostscript.

Any thoughts?

---- Andrew

On Sat, 11 Oct 1997, Patrik Schindler wrote:

> >you'll register the name "Printer Spooler" with the type
> >"NotALaserWriter". The \072 is the octal value for ascii ':'. Since
> >':' is interpreted by the termcap libraries, it must be escaped in this
> >way.
>
> I just tested it and it's OK if you escape it this way:
>
> DW-Spool\:DeskWriter:pr=dw:pd=/dev/null:op=poc:
>
> If anyone will test this with a DeskWriter or DeskJet, he may fail. The
> Driver (6.03) says "Waiting for printer" then locks the whole machine,
> including cursor. Really good work from HP...
>
> :wq! PoC
>
>
>



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