Chris Schmidt typed (on Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 02:25:57PM -0800):
| I have a need for an app that uses lp commands to print (datamodes is
| the app) to be able to print a financial statement to a HP Laserjet
| 2200 or 4100 printer in compressed font. So that everything will fit
| on the page.
|
| I have tried to following from the command line to test it:
|
| cat /etc/passwd | lp -dhp4100 Prints just fine!
| cat /etc/passwd | lp -dhp4100 -ocpi=compressed Doesnt print. You
| can see the display light up on the printer and it will say
| "Processing Job" for a second and then nothing. I tried changing the
| driver around in Cups, no luck there etiher.

When NOT using CUPS, which interface script were you using?

When using CUPS, which drivers did you try?


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Chris Schmidt wrote:
> I have a need for an app that uses lp commands to print (datamodes is
> the app) to be able to print a financial statement to a HP Laserjet
> 2200 or 4100 printer in compressed font. So that everything will fit
> on the page.
>
> I have tried to following from the command line to test it:
>
> cat /etc/passwd | lp -dhp4100 Prints just fine!
> cat /etc/passwd | lp -dhp4100 -ocpi=compressed Doesnt print. You
> can see the display light up on the printer and it will say
> "Processing Job" for a second and then nothing. I tried changing the
> driver around in Cups, no luck there etiher.
>
>
> Any suggestions?

Chris,

This is the section of my HPLaserJet.net model that sets HP 4100 to
landscape 66 lines per page to print what will fit on an 11" X 14"
line printer page to 8.5 X 11" page, or 88 lines per page portrait at
16.6cpi, or 66 lines per page portrait at 10cpi:

if [ "$Landscape" = yes ]
then
#page is set to 66 lines per page in landscape orientation.
echo "\033E\033&l1o5.45c66F\033(s16.66H\c"
[ "$tencpi" = yes ] && echo "\033(s10H\c"
elif [ "$Wide" = yes ]
then
#page is set to 88 lines per page in portrait orientation.
echo "\033E\033&l0o5.47c88F\033(s16.66H\c"
else
#page is set to 66lines per page in portrait orientation.
echo "\033E\033&a0L\033&l0o7.27c66F\c"

# HP code for setting top margin to 4th logical line from first physical line
# echo "\033&l4E\c"
fi

if [ "$Duplex" = "yes" ]
then
echo "\033&l1S\c"
# Lexmark T522N follows, use 155U to add page offset along duplex edge
# echo "\033&l1s155U\c"
else
echo "\033&l0S\c"
fi


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>
>
> Thanks in Advance,
>
> Chris
>

Chris Schmidt wrote:
> I have a need for an app that uses lp commands to print (datamodes is
> the app) to be able to print a financial statement to a HP Laserjet
> 2200 or 4100 printer in compressed font. So that everything will fit
> on the page.
>
> I have tried to following from the command line to test it:
>
> cat /etc/passwd | lp -dhp4100 Prints just fine!
> cat /etc/passwd | lp -dhp4100 -ocpi=compressed Doesnt print. You
> can see the display light up on the printer and it will say
> "Processing Job" for a second and then nothing. I tried changing the
> driver around in Cups, no luck there etiher.
>
>
> Any suggestions?


Chris,

This is the section of my HPLaserJet.net model that sets HP 4100 to
landscape 66 lines per page to print what will fit on an 11" X 14"
line printer page to 8.5 X 11" page, or 88 lines per page portrait at
16.6cpi, or 66 lines per page portrait at 10cpi:

if [ "$Landscape" = yes ]
then
#page is set to 66 lines per page in landscape orientation.
echo "\033E\033&l1o5.45c66F\033(s16.66H\c"
[ "$tencpi" = yes ] && echo "\033(s10H\c"
elif [ "$Wide" = yes ]
then
#page is set to 88 lines per page in portrait orientation.
echo "\033E\033&l0o5.47c88F\033(s16.66H\c"
else
#page is set to 66lines per page in portrait orientation.
echo "\033E\033&a0L\033&l0o7.27c66F\c"

# HP code for setting top margin to 4th logical line from first physical line
# echo "\033&l4E\c"
fi

if [ "$Duplex" = "yes" ]
then
echo "\033&l1S\c"
# Lexmark T522N follows, use 155U to add page offset along duplex edge
# echo "\033&l1s155U\c"
else
echo "\033&l0S\c"
fi


If you want to see more, google "Boy I like Netcat" and select a hit
with aplawrence in the URL.


>
>
> Thanks in Advance,
>
> Chris
>