[cups.general] Printing text files to a postscript only printer.

Michael Kesler kaze at packhouse.org
Sun Feb 20 19:17:27 PST 2005


Helge Blischke wrote:
> mrl wrote:
> 
>>Hi - Thanks, I'm aware of that filter, but the documentation only
>>mentions that filter, in relation to non-postscript printers.  Foomatic
>>may use it, but I don't see any documentation that indicates it can be
>>used somehow non-foomatic postscript printer configuration, or am I
>>wrong? -  Mark
>>
>>Kaze wrote:
>>
>>>mrl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have a Xerox Phaser 8200 that only accepts postscript, and not text
>>>>files (unlike my HP printers).  Can I configure CUPs so that it can
>>>>automatically convert text files to ps, that are printed via the lpr
>>>>command?  I want to avoid having to manually use a converter like
>>>>enscript.   I'm using Redhat Enterprise 3, FWIW.  Thanks. -  Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>CUPS should come with a filter called texttops which should do exactly that.
>>>
> 
> 
> That filter routinely converts plain text to PostScript, so simply print
> your plain text files to your printer.
> 
> If you aren't satisfied with what the texttops filter generates, you are
> free
> to wrap e.g. enscript by a script that makes it behave like a CUPS
> filter.
> 
> Helge
> 
Another option (on Slackware, anyways) is a2ps - Any2PostScript





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