On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:18:37AM +0200, Henk Koster wrote: > Thanks for your assistance. I use lp or lpr for printing text files (as > stated in the OP), e.g. > > $ ls |lp > > to print a directory listing to the default printer (I have only one > printer). That lp is really /usr/bin/lp. I've made no changes to the > default Debian printing setup. > > There's no problem printing such text files using a2ps, I don't know > whether or not this is significant.
Sounds like this CUPS bug: <http://bugs.debian.org/519265>. Simplest thing to do is to send postscript, ie use a2ps, enscript or something similar. This can cause problems if you don't want the fancy formatting which a2ps and its ilk bring on board. I had a label printing script that was broken by this bug, and ended up modifying it to incorporate something similar to text.ps from the psprint package in CTAN <http://www.ctan.org/get/dviware/psprint/unix/text.ps> HTH dt -- Dave Thayer | Whenever you read a good book, it's like the Denver, Colorado USA | author is right there, in the room talking to [email protected] | you, which is why I don't like to read | good books. - Jack Handey "Deep Thoughts" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
