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printer terminfo settings

From: Ian Wilson <scobloke2@infotop.co.uk>
Subject: Re: OSR50x: Terminfo entry for epson printers?
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:12:49 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <bte1n1$8oe$1@titan.btinternet.com> 
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Roger Cornelius wrote:
> Ian Wilson wrote:
> 
>>I have a question about printer support in OSR507 (and earlier 5.0.x):
>>
>>SIMPLE VERSION
>>
>>How do I define a new terminfo entry for a printer such that it shows up
>>in the list at
>>"scoadmin printer" -> Settings -> Advanced -> Terminfo Type.
>>and what are the minimum attributes/capabilities to be defined?
> 
> 
> The scoadmin printer Terminfo Type pick window is populated at run time
> from /usr/lib/terminfo/terminfo.lp, so you need to add your entry there
> for it to appear in the list.  You can also use lpadmin to set a
> printer's terminfo type.  See the article referenced below.

<snip>

> Try reading this old article:
> 
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=9701282251.aa02290%40sherpa.UUCP

Thanks Roger. V useful.

As an aside: Google reveals that this issue comes up every year - not 
sure if it qualifies as a FAQ. I also found the following terminfo 
entries which I plan to try out ... just before everything gets swept 
aside by CUPS in OSRLegend :-)

(quoted here in the hope it helps future googlers with similar problem*)
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# From: Oliver Okrongli (oliver@infix.de)
# Subject: Re: terminfo entry for epson FX100+ needed
# Newsgroups: comp.unix.sys5.r4, comp.sys.ncr
# Date: 1994-06-01 12:22:17 PST
#
# >>>>> Michael Nolan <nolan@helios.unl.edu> writes:
# > A friend running on an AT&T GIS (NCR) 3000 unix box needs a terminfo
# > entry for a printer emulating an Epson FX100+. [...]
# > Does anybody have one pre-built that they can send me the source on?
#
# This is one we developed internally.  Please don't expect any warranty
# or support.  Anyway, this might be useful for you.
#
i_epsonfx|Epson FX series,
  am,
  msgr,
  lines#72, orhi#60, orvi#216, orc#6, orl#36, widcs#12,
  maddr#32767, mjump#127,
  it#8, bufsz#8192,
  is2=\E@,
# 15 cpi not supported -> translating to 17 cpi
 
cpi=%?%p1%{10}%=%t\EP^R%e%p1%{12}%=%t\EM^R%e%p1%{15}%=%t\EP^O%e%p1%{17}%=%t\EP^
O%e%p1%{20}%=%t\EM^O%;,
  lpi=%?%p1%{128}%<%t\E3%{216}%p1%/%c%;,
  slines=\EC%p1%c,
  smglp=%?%p1%{0}%=%t^Q%e\El%p1%c%;,
  smgrp=\EQ%p1%{1}%+%c,
  ht=\t, cr=\r, cud1=\n,
  ff=\f,
# u0 = enter double heigth mode, u1 = exit double heigth mode
  ssupm=\ES\200, rsupm=\ET, ssubm=\ES\001, rsubm=\ET, sshm=\EG, rshm=\EH,
  sitm=\E4, ritm=\E5, swidm=\EW\001, rwidm=\EW\200,
  smul=\E-\001, rmul=\E-\200, u0=\Ew\001, u1=\Ew\200, bold=\EE,
  sgr0=\E5\E-\200\EH\ET\EW\200\Ew\200\EF,
  scs=%?%p1%{0}%=%t\Ex\200%e\Ex\001\Ek%p1%{1}%-%c%;,
  csnm=%?%p1%{0}%=%tDraft%e%p1%{1}%=%tRoman%e%p1%{2}%=%tSansSerif%;,
  snrmq=\Ex\200, snlq=\Ex\001, sdrfq=\Ex\200,

i_fx80|Epson FX-80 dot matrix printer,
  cols#80,
  use=i_epsonfx,

i_fx100|Epson FX-100 dot matrix printer,
  cols#132,
  use=i_epsonfx,
# --
# Oliver Okrongli  infix Software-Systeme GmbH   Phone +49 531 238090
#    Rebenring 33     Fax   +49 531 2380935
# oliver@infix.de  38106 Braunschweig    F.R. Germany
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#From: Jim McKim (mckim@falcon.lerc.nasa.gov)
#Subject: Re: Terminfo entry for Epson FX-85?
#Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
#Date: 1990-03-20 16:31:01 PST
#
#Sorry about this - my email keeps bouncing back.
#
#Epson FX-80 terminfo entry:
#
fx80|fx-80|epson fx-80,
  hc, os,
  bufsz#2048, cols#80, cps#160, it#8, lines#66,
  npins#9, orc#6, orhi#60, orl#9, orvi#36,
  bel=^G, cr=\r, cud1=\n, ff=\f, ht=\t, is2=\E@,
  lpi=\E%p1%c, rwidm=\EW0, scs=\E!%p1%c, smglp=\El%p1%c,
  smgrp=\EQ%p1%c, swidm=\EW1,
#
#--
#----------------
#Jim McKim  /  Internet: mckim@falcon.lerc.nasa.gov  be
#Phone: +1 216 891 2982  /  Packet: kb8dcr@kb8dcr.ampr.org seeing
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--
Ian Wilson
* Note to self: Must check netiquette on this.

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