Re: Need help restoring an old feature

[Michael Loßin <phallobst@xxxxxx>]

On 26-Mar-02 James B. Hiller wrote:
> Ok, wasn't sure where all the rc files were vs where they used to be, so
> good to know the baseline in current tense.

Imagine my surprise when I found all that in the exquisite
documentation... ;^)

> Here is the good-news (to a point) story.  Duh to me that I forgot where
> to stick a print command setting in elm - basic options for that one.
> Changed the command to /usr/bin/lpr -Zmono, and then again with -Cmono.
> 
> The -Zmono did not change anything, but -Cmono FINALLY gave me back
> pretty-printing as I once knew it.  :-))

I suspect you had pretty-printing all the time, but not
the desired effect (in the "visual appeal" area).

> Ok - so, now I know how to get the pretty-printing on with 7.2.2, though
> seems like a kludge.  The next questions would be:
> 
> a.  Why isn't the working by setting "mono" in the printer-specific rc
> file?

I have no idea -- maybe there was another entry that
rendered it useless, or you mistyped something.

> b.  What is the fundamental diff between -Zmono and -Cmono, such that it's
> reasonable for one option to work but not the other?

"-C" was introduced to have parameter support via the old
BSD-style lpd, which didn't offer anything in that direction.
The LPRng package has the "-Z" switch to pass options to
the filter (and it supports "-C" as well). This is in the
docs, of course...


Michael