SUMMARY: HP print config

From: Gary Munroe <GMUNROE_at_flemingc.on.ca>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 16:32:51 -0500 (EST)

Thanks to all who responded. The best one was the following (note
the little 'gotcha' that I goofed on at first, when you see ^{ below,
press 'CTRL-[')

Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 10:18:42 -0400
To: Gary Munroe <GMUNROE_at_flemingc.on.ca>
From: "Sheryl A. Lemma" <lemma_at_lvc.edu>
Subject: Re: HP print config

Gary,


We have solved this problem by creating a separate printcap entry used
specifically for printing landscape. Here is a sample of our printcap, with
entries for both the portrait and landscape entries for the same printer
(it is an HP5, if that matters):

lp|lp0|0|CS1L-P|CS-HP|CSHP|CS1L-P|cs1l-p|cs-hp|cshp|cs_hp|CS_HP:\
        :lf=/usr/adm/lperr:\
        :lp=:\
        :mx#0:\
        :rm=cshp.lvc.edu:\
        :rp=text:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd:\
        :sh:
lp15|15|CS-HPL|CS_HPL|CS1L-L|cs-hpl|cs_hpl|cs1l-l:\
        :lf=/usr/adm/lp15err:\
        :lp=/dev/null:\
        :mx#0:\
        :of=/usr/lbin/cshp.landscaped.filter:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd15:\
        :sh:\
        :xf=/usr/lbin/xf:

cshp.landscaped.filter contains the following:

#! /bin/csh -f
# LVC's landscaped filter
#
/bin/cat /usr/local/landscaped.string - /usr/local/reset.string |lpr -Pcs-hp

landscaped.string contains the following:
^[&l1ok3g5.45C^[(s0p16.67H

reset.string contains the following:
^[E

Hope this helps you out!!

Regards,

        Sheryl



At 03:26 PM 10/2/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I am trying to configure a printer to print in landscape mode and I
>think I'm going nutz. I can do a "cat filename|/usr/lbin/hplaerof
>-w132|lpr -Pprintername" which comes out fine. I want to set up a
>printer to print that way all the time. Anyone have any examples? I
>am printing to an HP4000 with jetdirect card in it over IP.
>
>Thanks.

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