Re: does anyone have a non-postscript printer?

[Ben Abbott]

On Jun 15, 2009, at 10:26 PM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:

> Ben Abbott wrote:
> > I've been working on improvements to Octave's print command. The  
> > last  feature I need to test is printing to non-postscript  
> > printers.  Unfortunately, I don't have one.
> > If someone does have a non-postscript printer and is inclined to  
> > do  some tests for me, I'd like to produce a raw file for it  
> > (assuming it  is supported by ghostscript) and see if it prints  
> > correctly.
> > All I need to know is (1) the ghostscript device name, and (2) the   
> > page size (usletter, or a4).
>
> There are so many printers from days gone past, which non-PostScript  
> printer are you thinking of?  HP still probably supports its own  
> native language/format even though it has supported PostScript for  
> years.  I forget what that is called at the moment.
>
> Dan

That's a good point. I have two HP postscript printers. I'll have to  
lookup the name of their native language (PCL perhaps?) and try the  
corresponding ghostscript device.

Thanks
Ben