ghostscript print filter for postscript on deskjet]

2007-12-25 9:51:00

Hello all,

Just noticed that the subject had a spelling error which made this not

come up

when you search for ghostscript, so I am resending...

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Roger McGraw
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I started by installing the precompiled version of ghostscript from ftp://opcom.sun.ca/pub/freeware/ghostscript-4.03.gz and installed it

using pkgadd.

I actually received nothing but me too's on this posting but I have solved the problem.

I think what I had done was mostly correct, but even though I could run ghostscript, that did not mean the lp daemon could. The problem was

that lp needed to have some environment variables set.

so now here is what I did:

I created /etc/lp/fd/jet.fd:

Input types: postscript

Output types: PCL

Printer types: any

Printers: any

Filter type: slow

Command: /etc/lp/fd/print

and set its permissions. Then I created /etc/lp/fd/print:

#!/bin/csh

setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/opt/ARRIS604/lib

setenv GS_FONTPATH /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/outline

setenv GS_LIB /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1:/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type3

/opt/AEgs/bin/gs -q -sDEVICE=cdj550 -dBitsPerPixel=32 -dNOPAUSE -sOutputFile=- -

then I did /usr/sbin/lpfilter -f jet -F /etc/lp/fd/jet.fd

then I did

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -pdeskjet -v /dev/bpp0 -I PCL

to print from netscape I simply issue the command lp -d deskjet

Everything seems to work fine. The -sDEVICE=cdj550 is for color deskjets, I think for B&W use -sDEVICE=djet500.

Roger D McGraw wrote:

> I am running solaris 2.5.1 4/97 on an Ultra-1

> I have just installed ghostscript and I think it works correctly.

> I can view postscript files with it without any problems.

> However I am trying to set the print filter up for ps files to

> print on my deskjet670C.

> I created /etc/lp/fd/jet.fd :

> Input types: postscript

> Output types: PCL

> Printer types: any

> Printers: any

> Filter type: slow

> Command: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/opt/ARRIS604/lib /opt/AEgs/bin/gs -q -sDEVICE=djet500 -r300 -dNOPAUSE -sOutputFile=- -

> and then I changed its permissions and ownership to lp lp 664

> then I did /usr/sbin/lpfilter -f jet -F /etc/lp/fd/jet.fd

> then I did

> /usr/sbin/lpadmin -pdeskjet -v /dev/bpp0 -I PCL,simple

> Now when I try to print a pS file It looks like its printing the PS codes instead of

> actually filtering it...

> So I think all that was done correctly, what command should I issue to use the filter?

> I tried lpr -Pdeskjet -p netscape.ps (netscape.ps is a postscript file)

> and I tried

> gs -sDEVICE=djet500 -sOutputfile=\ netscape.ps |lpr -Pdeskjet

> and many others....

> Any help is appreciated and will be summarized

> Thanks,

> Roger

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Roger D. McGraw, Jr., EIT
PTAC Consulting Engineers
124 East Wright Street
Suite C
Pensacola, FL 32501

Email: roger@ptac.com
(850) 432-8446
(850) 432-9875 (FAX)

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