printer software

[Gernot Hassenpflug]

On Feb 12, 2008 7:05 PM, James Takac <p3nndrag0n at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 12 February 2008 18:35:40 Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
> > On Feb 12, 2008 5:02 PM, James Takac <p3nndrag0n at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Guys
> > >
> > > Am wondering if there's some software equivalent of fineprint for ubuntu.
> > > Basically it allows one to print so you can fit up to 8 pages per side of
> > > paper, as booklets, etc
> > >
> > > James
> >
> > From the command line psnup will do that.
> >
> > For general use, if you use the kdeprint dialog from KPDF or
> > KGhostscript you have the ability to choose many pages per sheet out
> > output paper (also the poster filter to do the opposite). If you use
> > GNOME, install kdeprint and use that instead of lpr in your
> > application to get the kdeprint dialog box even in GNOME.
> >
> > HTH, Gernot
>
>
> Hi Gernot
>
> How does one then swap lpr for kdeprint? I haven't seen anywhere I can do so
> in the apps I use so far or from the system menu

I do not know how to do that system-wide, since presumably there is
still no intermediate "print" function that applications call.
Instead, you will probably have to set that for each application. For
instance, in xpdf, if you replace lpr -Pprintername etc. with kprinter
-Pprintername etc. then you will get the KDE print dialog coming up
with printername selected but others available as usual. One more
level of control.

Same with emacs settings for the printer command.

Maybe you can configure kprinter as a drop-in replacement for lpr
(soft link?) but I don't know if all options are equivalent.

Cheers, Gernot