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To: "ML Cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Correct device name for printing a PDF from Ghostview
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:36:23 +0100
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cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com wrote:
> Igor Peshansky wrote:
>> 'lpr -P "hp officejet 6100 series"' (yes, with the double quotes)
>> 	should work. Igor
>
> Hi Igor,
>
> Thanks - almost there - The Officejet printer printed raw Postscript
> commands instead of the document.  For example, the first line of the
> printout was:
>
> %!PS-Adobe-3.0
> %%Pages: (atend)
> %%BoundingBox: 1 49 594 747
> ...etc...etc..etc..etc...
>
> Other suggestions appreciated.
>
> =====Keith

AFAIK cygwin "lpr" does no output conversion, you need to make sure the data
sent to your printer is what the printer actually understands.

 HP printers accept some or all of "HPJis", "PCL" and "Postscript" (may be
more too).

/H
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