Re: Form feed problems

[Michael Loßin <phallobst@xxxxxx>]

Frank Shute schrieb:
> 
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 09:45:35AM +0100, Michael Loßin wrote:
> > Frank Shute wrote:
> > >
> > > My setup:
> > >
> > > RH linux 6.2
> > > GS_VERSION=6.50 (driver used: ljet3)
> >              ^^^^
> > This is brand new, so expect some bugs in there (6.01 was a quick fix
> > for 6.0 as well).
> 
> I was using GNU Ghostscript 5.50 so I thought I'd give 6.50 a try,
> nothing ventured nothing gained etc.
> >
> > > apsfilter-5.4.2
> > > Epson EPL-5200
> > >
> > > I've used this printer OK before under linux but with a different
> > > setup, but now with the above I'm having little joy.
> > >
> > > If I send it some postscript from dvips everything looks to work fine
> > > according to the log but the `feed' button on the printer lights up
> > > and stays on. It's not getting a form feed at the end thinks I so I
> > > add RAW_EPILOGUE!\014! to:
> >
> > As the name says, this variable only works for _raw_ printouts; DVI
> > files (and the resulting PS output) are printed via print_data (which
> > does not use the raw sequences).
> 
> I should have guessed that.
> 
> > Are PostScript files ejected properly? If not, you may want to enable
> > the form feed on the lpd daemon level: just delete the :sf: entry in
> > /etc/printcap.
> 
> No they're not ejected properly. There's no :sf: entry in printcap but
> I've tried the line:
> 
> :ff:\f\
> 
> in printcap but with no joy.

Shouldn't that be  :ff=\f  or something?

Anyway, if you use LPRng there's also an  :ff_separator:  option, maybe
that helps.


Michael