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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 17:24:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: mjcohen AT attbi DOT com
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Subject: Re: Trying to print from cygwin - help needed
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On Wed, 2 Oct 2002 mjcohen AT attbi DOT com wrote:

> I am trying to print a file under win2000 directly
> from cygwin. I have searched the archives and
> found a reference to using a2ps (which would be
> difficult to add to me installation of cygwin)
> and a mention of using a form such as
> "//host/printer-name" to specify a printer.
>
> I have not been able to get the latter to work.
>
> Also, if there is such a proper incantation, could it
> be used with enscript as well as lpr.
>
> Also^2, how would this work with the "P" emacs command?
>
> Also^3, how would I print in landscape mode from
> lpr (or emacs)?
>
> Thanks
>
> Martin Cohen

Martin,
There were a few threads on this back in August; searching the archives
for "printing" should unearth most of them.  Here are some messages that
might be helpful:

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-08/msg01660.html
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-08/msg01659.html
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-08/msg01649.html

Enjoy,
	Igor
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