On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 17:32 -0500, Robert Nichols wrote: > On 03/16/2011 05:15 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 11:57 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >> I needed to print and Internet Draft 2 sided and two up. My colleague > >> suggested lpr, but that does not have enough options, but I figured out > >> how to use lp: > >> > >> lp -d HP-Officejet-8500 -o sides=two-sided-short-edge -o number-up=2 > >> RFC5201-bis.txt > >> > >> But then he came back and said enscript is better and to use > >> > >> enscript -2r -PHP-Officejet-8500 RFC5201-bis.txt > >> > >> enscript does not come installed with F14; so I would have to install > >> it. I did a search for an online man page... > >> > >> This does not seem to provide 2 sided. According to the man page it > >> looks like I need to add > >> > >> -DDuplex:true > >> > >> So in what way is enscript better than lp? What neato things do I gain > >> by using it? > >> > >> > > > > enscript is not primaily a printing program, but it can print a file. It > > is primarily a program to convert a testfile into Postscript, etc as the > > firwst line in the man page indicates. > > > > " enscript - convert text files to PostScript, HTML, RTF, ANSI, and > > over‐strikes" > > Hmmm, "not prima[r]ily a printing program," but by default sends its output > to the system's default printer??? > > OK, if you wish. > But, it is still not its purpose if you believe the man file. -- ======================================================================= Love at first sight is one of the greatest labor-saving devices the world has ever seen. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
