printer software

[James Takac]

On Tuesday 12 February 2008 23:10:58 Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
> 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

Hi Germot

I'm printing from a number of apps inclunding firefox, openoffice, my pdf 
viewer (default one), etc. Depends on what I have open and what I'm looking 
at at the time. So what I was hoping for was something universal which 
appears not to exist just yet. Oh Well can manage with what's been found

Thx to all who helped
James