Print from "help" on PS printer?

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2 total messages Started by dunkel Fri, 11 Dec 1992 21:41

#1793

Author: dunkel
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 21:41

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How can I print text from the help system menus on a Postscript
printer?  The following shell script works fine:

[bin_RIOS] 376> cat print_help
ezprint -t $1 | eqn -Tpsc | troff -Tpsc | psdit | lpr -Ppsb115

but the "Print" menu of the help system has only the options "Set
Printer" and "Print This File" - none of which seems to allow me to
enter all parameters. I guess that the Andrew system offers a
preference or a shell variable that allows me to set such a string.  I
read help files for quite some tome now but did not find it.  Can
anybody give me a hint?

Thanks
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Re: Print from "help" on PS printer?

#1794

Author: Gary Keim
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 22:27

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Excerpts from misc: 11-Dec-92 Print from "help" on PS pri..
dunkel@carbon.chem.utah. (1168)

> ezprint -t $1 | eqn -Tpsc | troff -Tpsc | psdit | lpr -Ppsb115

> but the "Print" menu of the help system has only the options "Set
> Printer" and "Print This File" - none of which seems to allow me to
> enter all parameters. I guess that the Andrew system offers a
> preference or a shell variable that allows me to set such a string.  I
> read help files for quite some tome now but did not find it.  Can
> anybody give me a hint?

Yes, I try to get help on printing and nothing shows up!  It's in the
preferences help file:

Here's my previewcommand (for an RS/6000 w/ ghostview):

*.previewcommand: ezprint -q -t /tmp/%s.n | eqn -Tpsc | psroff -t >
/tmp/%s.ps; ghostview /tmp/%s.ps; rm /tmp/%s.ps

[aside: ghostview doesn't handle taking stdio very well, that's why I
redirect to another tmp file.]

In your case, add this line to your preferences file:

*.printcommand: ezprint -q -t /tmp/%s.n | eqn -Tpsc | troff -Tpsc |
psdit | lpr -Ppsb115

Gary Keim
Andrew Consortium

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