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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:24:31 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Olivier Perron <perron AT art DOT alcatel DOT fr>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Problem with DJGPP port of enscript and multi trays printer
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On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Olivier Perron wrote:
> 
> > I think I have to send  some special commands to the printer
> > using --setpagedevice or --statusdict option.
> 
> I don't understand.  Earlier you've said that "cat file >LPT1" causes the 
> printer to use the correct tray.  -p LPT1 causes enscript to do the same, 
> so why does it need a special option and cat does not?
> 
All what I can say is that if I type "cat file>LPT1", where `file' is a
either a standard text file or a PostScript file, the correct tray is
used. If now I type "enscript -p LPT1 file" as you suggested, the wrong
tray is used.

If I do "enscript -o foo.ps file" and then "cat foo.ps >LPT1" the wrong
tray is also used.

May be enscript issue some specific postscript command which make my
printer use the wrong paper tray ?


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