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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Printing text with lpr
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> ...
> Ah, postscript works!
> ...
>
> Thanks a lot for the info and I'll
> get to work on a postscript script.
>
> Looks like=A0text2ps might be worth a look.
> http://pwet.fr/man/linux/commandes/text2ps
> I can't find the Gentoo package, but `eix -S postscript` finds a number o=
f
> similar-looking tools.
> Stroller.

Thanks a lot Stroller.  I've got a simple 8 or so line postscript file
with a single variable in it which I can lpr straight to the printer.
Very glad.

- Grant