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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Print X screen dump to HP LaserJet 4M How?
Date: 23 Oct 1996 17:31:32 GMT
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cpchung@harp.psy.cuhk.hk (Steven CP Chung) wrote:

> Is there someone out there successfully print
> X screen dump graphics from Sparc 10 to HP LaserJet 4M?
> 
> How? Do I need driver from HP? Or filters?

xwd | xwdtopnm | pnmtops | lpr

(Ain't Unix fun? :-)

You need `netpbm' installed, and an lpd that is capable of printing
PostScript.  If your printer doesn't do PostScript itself, you can use
Ghostscript as a filter.

-- 
J"org Wunsch					       Unix support engineer
joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de       http://www.interface-business.de/~j