topic Re: How change HP Printer Font size in Operating System - HP-UX

How change HP Printer Font size

kzhang_1 — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:54:13 GMT

Hi,
I used /opt/hpnpl/bin/hppi add a HP LaserJet 4200 printer to my HP-UX 11.23 system. It works fine.
But now I need to change the default Font size from 10 (looks like) to 8, which command or parameter should I change.
Thanks

Kevin

Re: How change HP Printer Font size

Peter Godron — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:19:37 GMT

Kev in,
somebody with a similar problem:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1004609

Please also read:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33 on how to reward any useful answers given to your questions.

Re: How change HP Printer Font size

A. Clay Stephenson — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:24:35 GMT

The general answer to your question can be found by doing something like this:

ls | lp -dmyprinter -o options

When the "-o options" argument is supplied to almost any Laserjet interface file, the output will include a page that lists all the available options or directs you to a man page with those options listed.

You then typically modify the file /var/spool/lp/interface/model.orig/myprinter and change the defaults to whatever you desire. In your case, the variable is probably "pitch".

Re: How change HP Printer Font size

DCE — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:29:37 GMT

you need to modify the printer configuation file

The printer configuration files are located in:
/etc/lp/interface/model.orig

Edit the file named for your printer - The file is quite long

Look for a line pitch=
to change the default size

Re: How change HP Printer Font size

kzhang_1 — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:30:22 GMT

Many Thanks Peter Godron,A. Clay Stephenson
and DCE:

File
/etc/lp/interface/model.orig/myprintqueue is the one I need to edit. And the pitch is the one I need change.

Points assignd to you GURUs.

Thanks