[plug] Linux and Star Office

[John Summerfield]

> Bret Busby wrote:
> > 
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > 
> > On 5/4/99, 9:27:09 PM, russ <russ at powerstech.com> wrote regarding Re:
> > [plug] Linux and Star Office:
> .
> .
> .
> > What I would like to know, now, apart from everything else, is whether
> > it will print on anything other than postscript printers, and, if so,
> > how do we get it to so do?
> > 
> > We have an HP DeskJet 500C, that I have just got going, by fixing the
> > cartridge, and while we can print to it using the RH 5.2 ascii test
> > page, and from the Linux command line, Star Office appears to allow
> > only postscript printing; ie, printing to postscript printers. In
> > going to the printer setup in Star Office, the only printer drivers
> > that are available, are all postscript printer drivers.
> > 
> 
> I have a Canon bjc4000 and I haven't had any problems printing to it
> (ok, it took me a while to figure out that my lpt port had been turned
> off in the bios for windoze). I've never even used the printer setup.
> Is the printer in your /etc/printcap file? I'm a linux novice so
> that's about as much as I know about printing. ;-)

It's also important to install Ghostscript;-)



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