Re: scs2ps

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Jason Felice wrote:

> Scott Klement wrote:
> > 
> > You mean you want to use "filter=" instead of "outputcommand=" ??
> > What would be the advantage of this method?
> > 
> 
> No, I mean filter in addition to outputcommand.  For example:
> 
> lp5250d ... filter=pdf outputcommand='cat > /tmp/printer.$$'
> lp5250d ... filter=ascii outputcommand='cat > /tmp/printer.$$'
> 
> >From the users' perspective, you are specifying what kind of data you
> want to send to your
> print command.
> 
> `filter' is probably not the best word, maybe `outputformat'?
> 
> -Jay 'Eraserhead' Felice


I agree that "outputformat" (or maybe just "format") is a better name than
"filter".   I also agree that nobody is ever going to want to use lp5250d
without scs2ascii or scs2ps, so not having to explicitly specify it is
probably a good thing.

So...   I guess you now know what I think :)


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