hi ya
to get any app to print to the printer...
- if the printer is connected to the debian box...
it is a local printer to that box
- otherwise, its a network printer...
#
# printcap on other machines NOT connected to the hp940c printer
#
hp940c|DeskJet:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp940c:\
:rm=debian:
restart lpd after editing
- for MS apps...
- use their printer manager in their control panel
- you should be able to select which printer you wanna print to
- for *nix...
- use your fav apps.... ( printtool, vi,
- on the machine that has the printer connected...
- its best to find a printer config utility that lists yourprinter
( apsfilter, magicfilter, cups, printtool, etc...
#
# typical entries for local printer on /dev/lp0 ( parallel port )
#
hp:\
:sh:\
:ml=0:\
:mx=0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:lpd_bounce=true:\
:if=/usr/share/printconf/mf_wrapper:
c ya
alvin
#
# try printing postscript to a $5,000 GL/2 printer.... what a mess...
# ( cheaper to buy a postscript interface for it than find GL/2 drivers )
#
On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> begin quoting what [EMAIL PROTECTED] said on Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 10:12:24PM
> -0500:
> > Can you help me, it's been months sence I have been able to print off the
> > Internet.
> > I can only print from word.
>
> Sure. Just send us the contents of your /etc/printcap, and we'll go
> from there.
>
> I'm curious how you got Word to work on Debian, though.
>
>
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