Re: lpr postscript filter/emacs8 and ps filter

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From: Michael Janich
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 1990 21:52

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rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (R. J. Auletta) writes:


>  I'm looking for a better lineprinter filter for controlling a
>postscript printer from an Unix(Ultrix) machine. In particular I am
>looking for a filter that will detect when the printer is off
>and hold the print job until the printer is turned back on
>(but still use Cntl-S/Cntl-Q handshaking) and report all those
>messages back to the printer status line in lpq..

And we run emacs8 (8 bit emacs) but our filter could not cope with 
that files: ...it's a garbage file...

Can anybody help us?



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   Michael Janich, Uni Paderborn, United Germany
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   Michael Janich, Uni Paderborn, United Germany

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From: massa@uni-paderborn.de (Michael Janich)
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Subject: Re: lpr postscript filter/emacs8 and ps filter
Keywords: Better lpr filter for driving postscript printer wanted/coping with 8 bit.
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Date: 2 Dec 90 21:52:58 GMT
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