Resolution bug fixed in apsfilter (was: Re: Notes on your printing HOWTO)

[Bill Wohler <wohler@xxxxxxxx>]

  I added a "exec > /tmp/out 2>&1" at the top of apsfilter to debug
  the problem where apsfilter was hanging my printer and found the
  problem.

  gs was exiting with the message "-r must be followed by <res> or
  <xres>x<yres>" which is what sparked the a2ps broken pipe message in
  the log. I traced the setting of -r back to this in /etc/apsfilterrc:

    # Some defaults from SETUP...
    #
    GS_RESOL=x
    #
    # Some defaults from SETUP...
    #

  I commented out this setting and all was well. It appears that the
  aps setup command (apsfilterconfig on Debian) added this, although I
  don't know why. The first time I had run apsfilterconfig, I recall
  seeing "default" for the value of resolution, although subsequent
  runs showed "xdpi" as the value. I now know why.

  Now, after printing, "Printing" still shows on the display instead
  of the date. Not a showstopper, but annoying.

  The /tmp/files* are still not being removed.

  Still haven't figured out how to adjust the print quality.

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