[SOLVED] Printing text with ascii control characters
Mariano Aliaga
marianoaliaga at gmail.com
Fri Apr 18 07:40:16 PDT 2008
Just for the record...
I could fix this by modifying the /etc/cups/mime.convs file. I changed:
text/plain application/postscript 33 texttopaps
to:
text/plain application/postscript 33 textonly
This way, I use the Postscript driver and can print both types of contents.
> Hi,
> I have the following situation: I need to print text files from legacy applications with ascii control characters (that define font size, text orientation, etc) to several HP Laserjet network printers. I've tried many models/drivers (postscript, pcl, raw, etc) but the only one that properly recognizes those control characters is "Generic text-only printer".
> The problem is that I also need to print other contents (pdf mainly), and can't do it with text-only printing (works ok with postscript or pcl drivers).
> How can I print BOTH kind of contents right? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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