We have third party software that only allows you to specify a printer
queue when you want to print. All the ascii printouts from this software
should be printed in landscape format.
I acknowledge that I can issue an lpr command to get it to print
landscape, such as:
cat file | ln05rof -w132 | lpr -Plaser_printer
but as I said we can only specify "laser_printer" to the third party
software. I have tried multiple variations of the printcap entry below but
it always prints portrait. The laser printer I am trying to do this on is
directly connected to the ethernet and has been allocated an IP address
(it is actually DEClaser 3500).
---/etc/printcap entry---
#
# MIS DECLaser 3500 Printer (Landscape)
#
cclp4ls|lp87|misp1ls:\
:Or=landscape:\
:af=/usr/adm/lp87acct:\
:if=/usr/lbin/ln05rof:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lperr/lperr87:\
:lp=:\
:mx#0:\
:of=/usr/lbin/ln05rof:\
:pw=132:\
:rm=misp1:\
:rp=PORT1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd87:
---
Hopefully someone has been more successful than I have.
Thanks,
Wayne Jennings email: Wayne.Jennings_at_jcu.edu.au
Computer Centre telephone : +61 77 814649
James Cook University FAX : +61 77 815230
TOWNSVILLE Queensland
AUSTRALIA 4811
Received on Thu Sep 14 1995 - 02:08:35 NZST