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gnuplot to hp8600

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First post2018-06-08 23:49 -0400
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  gnuplot to hp8600 homer@lightlink.com - 2018-06-08 23:49 -0400
    Re: gnuplot to hp8600 Ethan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com> - 2018-06-10 01:10 +0000
      Re: gnuplot to hp8600 homer@lightlink.com - 2018-06-10 23:24 -0400
        Re: gnuplot to hp8600 Ethan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com> - 2018-06-11 15:15 +0000
          Re: gnuplot to hp8600 homer@lightlink.com - 2018-06-11 17:31 -0400
    Re: gnuplot to hp8600 Gavin Buxton <gavinbuxton@gmail.com> - 2018-06-10 08:18 -0700
      Re: gnuplot to hp8600 homer@lightlink.com - 2018-06-10 23:27 -0400

#3964 — gnuplot to hp8600

Fromhomer@lightlink.com
Date2018-06-08 23:49 -0400
Subjectgnuplot to hp8600
Message-ID<pffinh$6ed$1@adore.lightlink.com>
    Running CentOS 7, latest gnuplot 4.6.2

    Can someone please point me how to plot from gnuplot
to a HP 8600 Office Jet Pro?

    The HP won't take postscript.

    Thanks in advance,

    Homer W. Smith
    CEO Lightlink Internet


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#3965

FromEthan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com>
Date2018-06-10 01:10 +0000
Message-ID<pfhtqn$i2v$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#3964
On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 23:49:05 -0400, homer wrote:

> Running CentOS 7, latest gnuplot 4.6.2

That is a pretty old version.  Current is 5.2.4.

>     Can someone please point me how to plot from gnuplot
> to a HP 8600 Office Jet Pro?

I do not know anything about that particular model but probably
gnuplot>   set term pcl5 color
 
>     The HP won't take postscript.

There are many print managers that will interpret the postscipt
and send it out to non-postscript printers.  That is probably
also an option for you but does not involve anything special on
the gnuplot end.

	Ethan

 
>     Thanks in advance,
> 
>     Homer W. Smith CEO Lightlink Internet

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#3967

Fromhomer@lightlink.com
Date2018-06-10 23:24 -0400
Message-ID<pfkq1c$rts$1@adore.lightlink.com>
In reply to#3965
Ethan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 23:49:05 -0400, homer wrote:
> 
>> Running CentOS 7, latest gnuplot 4.6.2
> 
> That is a pretty old version.  Current is 5.2.4.

    Sorry, 4.6.2 is what Centos gives me, I will try the latest
version for new terminal support.

> I do not know anything about that particular model but probably
> gnuplot>   set term pcl5 color
 
     OK, that is not avail in 4.6.2

     I will try it, but I know that HP OfficeJet models use
PCL3, and most of the PCL5 stuff is left out.

>>     The HP won't take postscript.
> 
> There are many print managers that will interpret the postscipt
> and send it out to non-postscript printers.  That is probably
> also an option for you but does not involve anything special on
> the gnuplot end.
 
     Yes that is piece of wisdom I was looking for, presently
struggling with ghostscript and HPLIP, neither of which work at all.

     Probably new user syndrome.

     Thank you Ethan.

     Homer

> 
>        Ethan
> 
> 
>>     Thanks in advance,
>> 
>>     Homer W. Smith CEO Lightlink Internet
> 

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#3969

FromEthan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com>
Date2018-06-11 15:15 +0000
Message-ID<pfm3n7$97u$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#3967
On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:24:28 -0400, homer wrote:

> Ethan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 23:49:05 -0400, homer wrote:
>> 
>>> Running CentOS 7, latest gnuplot 4.6.2
>> 
>> That is a pretty old version.  Current is 5.2.4.
> 
>     Sorry, 4.6.2 is what Centos gives me, I will try the latest
> version for new terminal support.
> 
>> I do not know anything about that particular model but probably
>> gnuplot>   set term pcl5 color
>  
>      OK, that is not avail in 4.6.2


The pcl5 terminal type is part of the HPGL support in gnuplot.
It has been there since some time last century (version 3.something).
Nevertheless I think you are better off going with postscript
or pdf output and using a separate program to print it.

	Ethan


>      I will try it, but I know that HP OfficeJet models use
> PCL3, and most of the PCL5 stuff is left out.
> 
>>>     The HP won't take postscript.
>> 
>> There are many print managers that will interpret the postscipt and
>> send it out to non-postscript printers.  That is probably also an
>> option for you but does not involve anything special on the gnuplot
>> end.
>  
>      Yes that is piece of wisdom I was looking for, presently
> struggling with ghostscript and HPLIP, neither of which work at all.

>      Probably new user syndrome.
> 
>      Thank you Ethan.
> 
>      Homer
> 
> 
>>        Ethan
>> 
>> 
>>>     Thanks in advance,
>>> 
>>>     Homer W. Smith CEO Lightlink Internet
>>

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#3970

Fromhomer@lightlink.com
Date2018-06-11 17:31 -0400
Message-ID<pfmpo4$qak$1@adore.lightlink.com>
In reply to#3969
Ethan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:24:28 -0400, homer wrote:
> 
>> Ethan Merritt <eamerritt@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 23:49:05 -0400, homer wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Running CentOS 7, latest gnuplot 4.6.2
>>> 
>>> That is a pretty old version.  Current is 5.2.4.
>> 
>>     Sorry, 4.6.2 is what Centos gives me, I will try the latest
>> version for new terminal support.
>> 
>>> I do not know anything about that particular model but probably
>>> gnuplot>   set term pcl5 color
>>  
>>      OK, that is not avail in 4.6.2
> 
> 
> The pcl5 terminal type is part of the HPGL support in gnuplot.
> It has been there since some time last century (version 3.something).

    Yes, thanks, sorry to be a space cadet.

    I been using postscript directly to an HP2500 color, but
HP 86xx machines need a watered down version of pcl3, they dont
talk PCL5 either.

    Homer

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#3966

FromGavin Buxton <gavinbuxton@gmail.com>
Date2018-06-10 08:18 -0700
Message-ID<9f826c04-7b6b-4536-8307-c90f0937b3d7@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#3964
On Friday, June 8, 2018 at 11:49:07 PM UTC-4, ho...@lightlink.com wrote:
> Running CentOS 7, latest gnuplot 4.6.2
> 
>     Can someone please point me how to plot from gnuplot
> to a HP 8600 Office Jet Pro?
> 
>     The HP won't take postscript.
> 
>     Thanks in advance,
> 
>     Homer W. Smith
>     CEO Lightlink Internet
> 
> 
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Homer Wilson Smith   Clean Air, Clear Water,    Art Matrix - Lightlink
> (607) 277-0959       A Green Earth, and Peace,  Internet, Ithaca NY
> homer@lightlink.com  Is that too much to ask?   http://www.lightlink.com

Hi

I'm probably misunderstanding, but it sounds like you want to print from gnuplot. I don't know if that is possible. You'd usually print to file (look up changing the terminal to postscript, or other formats). And then print the file. Of course you could "!lpr yourfile.ps" from inside gnuplot, but it wouldn'tbe gnuplot printing out the file (ust creating the file for lpr to print).

Best


Gavin

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#3968

Fromhomer@lightlink.com
Date2018-06-10 23:27 -0400
Message-ID<pfkq6t$rts$2@adore.lightlink.com>
In reply to#3966
    Thanks Gavin.

    Yes, presently gnuplot puts out a postscript file.  It gets
sent to a HP 2500 color laser and it works perfectly.

    But the new HP popular models do not support postscript
any more and only support a crippled level of PCL3.

    So a converter from postscript to PCL would be nice,
or a gloal engine like ghostscript/HPLIP would also be nice
if it worked.

    Thanks for your time and expertise.

    Homer

Gavin Buxton <gavinbuxton@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, June 8, 2018 at 11:49:07 PM UTC-4, ho...@lightlink.com wrote:
>> Running CentOS 7, latest gnuplot 4.6.2
>> 
>>     Can someone please point me how to plot from gnuplot
>> to a HP 8600 Office Jet Pro?
>> 
>>     The HP won't take postscript.
>> 
>>     Thanks in advance,
>> 
>>     Homer W. Smith
>>     CEO Lightlink Internet
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Homer Wilson Smith   Clean Air, Clear Water,    Art Matrix - Lightlink
>> (607) 277-0959       A Green Earth, and Peace,  Internet, Ithaca NY
>> homer@lightlink.com  Is that too much to ask?   http://www.lightlink.com
> 
> Hi
> 
> I'm probably misunderstanding, but it sounds like you want to print from gnuplot. I don't know if that is possible. You'd usually print to file (look up changing the terminal to postscript, or other formats). And then print the file. Of course you could "!lpr yourfile.ps" from inside gnuplot, but it wouldn'tbe gnuplot printing out the file (ust creating the file for lpr to print).
> 
> Best
> 
> 
> Gavin

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Homer Wilson Smith   Clean Air, Clear Water,    Art Matrix - Lightlink
(607) 277-0959       A Green Earth, and Peace,  Internet, Ithaca NY
homer@lightlink.com  Is that too much to ask?   http://www.lightlink.com

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