printer software

[Gernot Hassenpflug]

On Feb 12, 2008 9:07 PM, James Takac <p3nndrag0n at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 12 February 2008 20:35:39 Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
> > 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
>
>
> Hi Gernot
>
> Well, I found page-crush in the repos which is a front end for pnsup. Just
> seems a lil long winded to print to a file first, then use page-crush to
> reprint to another file, then print that file. But at least it dose what I'm
> looking for

You did not say what application you are printing from. Some, like
poor firefox, insist on doing their own thing. But others that can use
the kprinter dialog, should all give the option of printing X number
of pages on one page. That is something that the printing system
should simply handle that way (with ghostscript doing the manual
work), you do not need psnup unless the application does not give you
access to kprinter. Then you need to print to a file (PDF or PS),
convert to PS if necessary and use psnup (or page-crush) and then send
to a printer.

Hope that helps, Gernot