Re: converting .gif to c PCL

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From: Joi Ellis
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00

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Tami Poupko wrote:
> 
> Is ther a way to take a .gif file and convert it to a PCL format that an
> HP printer can read and print directly from a UNIX box?
> I have to change the format of a .gif file so that an HP LaserJet 4
> could print it without using Microsoft tools. We have to send it for a
> pring job, using the 'lp' command from Unix.
I would look carefully at ghostscript.  It has HP-PCL drivers, so
it can convert postscript to PCL, and there are any number of image
viewers which claim print support.  xv is one, ImageMagic is another.

I print jpegs this way.

Ghostscript is often installed as a print filter.  Red Hat does this
out of the box.

--
Joi Ellis                    Software Engineer
Aravox Technologies          joi@aravox.com, gyles19@visi.com

No matter what we think of Linux versus FreeBSD, etc., the one thing I
really like about Linux is that it has Microsoft worried.  Anything
that kicks a monopoly in the pants has got to be good for something.
           - Chris Johnson

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