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Does anyone know of a way to change the font that is printed out when
you print a text file (lpr -Pprintername filename) from a terminal?
Or if its possible?
I 'm in console mode (not X windows). I 'm using Red Hat 9 with CUPS.
I 'm upgrading a Red Hat 5.2 machine which seems to have a completely
different font that prints from which RH 9 prints.
The reason for upgrading the 5.2 machine is to also upgrade a database
that issues lpr commands to print reports. The reports are HUBAR!
(HOSED UP BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION), and there 's too many to reformat.
I noticed the Printer Configuration utility program in X that will allow
you to edit a printer and in the Queue Options tab change the cpi and
lpi (will not let me change font type) which will get the font close to
the same size but there 's still a noticable difference in the Font type
thats printed.
Thanks,
Richard
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a way to change the font that is printed out when you print a text file
(lpr -Pprintername filename) from a terminal? </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial size=2 >Or if its
possible? </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial size=2 >I 'm in console mode
(not X windows). I 'm using Red Hat 9 with CUPS. </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
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size=2 > </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial size=2 >I 'm upgrading a Red
Hat 5.2 machine which seems to have a completely different font that prints from
which RH 9 prints. </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial
size=2 > </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial size=2 >The reason for
upgrading the 5.2 machine is to also upgrade a database that issues lpr commands
to print reports. The reports are HUBAR! (HOSED UP BEYOND ALL
RECOGNITION), and there 's too many to reformat. </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial
size=2 > </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial size=2 >I noticed the
Printer Configuration utility program in X that will allow you to edit a
printer and in the Queue Options tab change the cpi and lpi (will not let me
change font type) which will get the font close to the same size but
there 's still a noticable difference in the Font type thats
printed. </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial
size=2 > </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial
size=2 >Thanks, </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV >
<DIV > <SPAN class=812572216-04022004 > <FONT face=Arial
size=2 >Richard </FONT > </SPAN > </DIV > </BODY > </HTML >
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