[cups.general] Using HP LaserJet printers to replace line printers

[Michael Sweet]

Make sure you are using the texttops filter and not texttopaps (which  
is a Red Hat replacement filter that does not implement all of the  
standard text options...)

On Nov 4, 2009, at 7:10 AM, peter wrote:

> Currently using RHEL 5 and Tally line printers
>
> We want to retire the Tally and make use of the HP LaserJet printers  
> that we have
>
> Our version of CUPS is 1.2.4  - upgrading is not really an option
>
> Now if I choose the HP drivers for the replacement printers I find I  
> cannot trigger A3 into Landscape mode [ orientation-requested=4 ]   
> and for A4 in all modes I get the lines wrapped.
> using -o nowrap has no effect
>
> I have chosen in lpoptions as follows
>>> lpoptions -p mismfp
> job-sheets=none,none
> printer-info='MIS HP MFP'
> printer-is-accepting-jobs=1
> printer-is-shared=1
> printer-make-and-model='HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier Postscript  
> (recommended)'
> printer-state=3
> printer-state-change-time=1257345805
> printer-state-reasons=none
> printer-type=12500
> page-right=30
> page-bottom=100
> page-top=300
> cpi=17
> page-left=30
> orientation-requested=4
> lpi=8
>
> What I want to achive is landscape mode with A4, full width printing  
> (about 132 columns ) so that I can retire the Tally
> [ Full width on A3 would be acceptable ]
>
> Any help would be appreciated
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer