On Tuesday 02 November 2004 21:50, Jason Rennie wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 09:15:57PM +0000, Adam Funk wrote:
>> So I'd like to know if there is any easy way to switch between them,
>> just for local printing.  I'm considering adding a second printer
>> to /etc/printcap with the same device (/dev/lp0) and other
>> specifications but a different driver, so I can use the lpr -P option
>> as necessary.  Is this idea good, bad or ugly?  Should I use the same
>> spool directory (subdirectory of /var/spool/lpd/)?
> 
> Have you tried CUPS and the CUPS web interface?  According to the
> packages you've installed, it looks like you're using CUPS.  Launch a
> web browser as root and direct it to localhost:631

I already use CUPS for various things, but the things I'd like to print
using the Postscript driver all come from the lpr, dvips and a2ps
commands at the console.


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