Re: Changing the font w/ lpr?

From	Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Changing the font w/ lpr?
Date	2024-12-16 00:57 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<slrnvluuo0.373j6.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> (permalink)
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On 2024-12-15 22:46, pH wrote:
>> Hi folks.
>> 
>> I like to write my letters using jstar and then print them
>> like so:
>> 
>> pr -o4 -t myfile | lpr
>> 
>> After I see the pretty print I can do w/ libreoffice the plain old
>> 10 pitch lineprinter font is kind of clunky.
>> 
>> I'd really like to change it to 12 pitch at the least.  I'm a long time
>> WordStar devotee and want to stick w/ good old jstar.

The good old "lpr" sent raw ascii bytes to the printer.
The program you need to do simple formatting in PostScript before
handing the file to CUPS is the "enscript" program. Simple and well
documented.

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Changing the font w/ lpr? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2024-12-15 21:46 +0000
  Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-16 00:42 +0100
    Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-12-16 00:57 +0000
      Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2024-12-16 01:16 +0000
      Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-16 14:48 +0100
    Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2024-12-16 01:15 +0000
  Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-12-16 07:29 -0500
    Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2024-12-16 22:09 +0000
      Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-17 10:11 +0000
      Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2024-12-17 13:32 +0100
        Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2024-12-18 05:43 +0000
          Re: Changing the font w/ lpr? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-12-18 05:56 +0000

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