Re: tlug: printer problems

[Hiroshi MIURA <miura@example.com>]

Hi, 

In message "RE: tlug: printer problems"
    on 98/06/08, Scott Stone <sstone@example.com> writes:
> On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Christopher Sekiya wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Jim Schweizer wrote:
> > 
> > > If I were you, I'd ask, but you're unlikely to get an answer to,
> > > "Will this print postscript under Linux?" I've got an HP Deskjet
> > > 560J that refuses to print anything other than ACSII w/Linux -
> > > and I've tried every filter known to HP to try and get Netscrape
> > > to print - no joy. I've heard similar stories with other HP
> > > printers bought in Japan.
> > 
> > Hmmm.  The last time I checked, HP printers spoke PCL -- not PS unless
> > there was a P tacked onto the end of the model number.  Therefore, as your
> > printer doesn't have a P on the end, it doesn't speak PS.

Yes, HP Deskjet560J is japanese localized version of DJ560(c).
It means that it has japanese JIS font image data and recognize
JIS-X201 and JIS-X208 japanese charactors.

except it, it is almost same as english version. graphic mode is also
same as one. it spoke PCL. 

> > 
> > Have you tried ghostscript?
> > 
> > (If I'm completely out to lunch on this, disregard ... )
> 
> well, he did say, "I've tried every filter known to HP", which usually
> implies ghostscript... although have you (original poster) tried
> recompiling ghostscript?  Many standard binary distributions of it don't
> enable all the printer drivers that gs can support.

Have you tried gs-vflib in PJE or debian-jp or JRPM?
It support deskjet500 series. I got Tiger image with it.

Hiroshi
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