How to add space between lines?

Anonymous anonymous at easysw.com
Thu Apr 27 09:12:30 PDT 2006


> I have a PostScript prolog that emulates a line printer. By default, it
> adjusts the
> font size (to be strict, the height) according to the lpi setting as
> well, but it could
> be easily tweaked to match your needs. The emulation code simply needs
> to be
> prepended to the ASCII data; to write a backend script to do that is
> quite easy.
>
> Drop me an e-mail if you are interested (hDOTblischkeATsrzDOTde).
>
> Helge
>
>
> Yin Kee Yee wrote:
> >
> > Hi Helge and all,
> >
> > What I'm trying to achieve here is to have my ascii/text file to print
> > out the following format:
> >
> > >From ascii/text file
> >
> > LINE1 DATA
> > LINE2 DATA
> > LINE3 DATA
> >
> > To
> >
> > LINE1 DATA
> >
> > LINE2 DATA
> >
> > LINE3 DATA
> >
> > Basically, it just add space between each LINE(n) DATA without changing
> > the size of the FONT. The -o lpi=VALUE text option which set the number
> > of lines per inch seems to change the FONT size accordingly. This
> > doesn't fit into the print format I'm trying to achieve.
> >
> > Is this printing format I'm trying to achieve can be done easily with
> > CUPS standard text print option?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Yin Kee
> >
> > Yin Kee Yee wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Is there a switch or option to add space between lines while printing
> > a
> > > ascii/text file? I can't find this information in CUPS User Manual.
> > >
> > > Any suggestion is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Yin Kee
> >
> > The user manual lists specific options for text/plain printing, like lpi
> > and cpi.
> > Look for the lpi option in your case.
> >
> > Helge
>
> --
> Helge Blischke
> Softwareentwicklung
> SRZ Berlin | Firmengruppe besscom
> http://www.srz.de

Don't see your email address anywhere, Helge. I have a similar requirement here.




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