Laserjet 4050 font issue

[Jimemac70]

Pretty new at HP-UX and unix in general so feel free to treat me with kid gloves when explaining a solution.

Here's my problem...

I've installed a network printer on my HP-UX 11.11 server, a Laserjet 4050N. Everything I print to it comes out in courier font. I printed the PS FONT list from the information menu to see what fonts are installed. Problem is I'm not sure what the "default" font is for HP-UX. Is there such a thing?

basically if I use the command "lp -d 'printername' filename", how does unix determine what font to use. Can I change that?

If the font is not in the PS FONT list on the printer, how do I install it?

Another thing I should note is that I downloaded and used the model script from HP's website. I believe the name was net_ljx or something along those lines.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Tim Nelson]

HPUX does little to nothing when printing to a printer. The default is whatever the default of the printer is unless it has been changed in the interface script or on the print command line.

If you read through ( typically at the top ) of the interface script you will see the options delivered with the interface. These can then be selected via the command line via the -o options.

The interface script is either /etc/lp/interface/PRINTER_NAME or /etc/lp/interface/model.orig/PRINTER_NAME depending on the type of printer setup.

ie. lp -dPRINTER file -o nb -o landscape -o c
with print with no banner, landscape, compresssed pitch

[skt_skt]

Take a configuration self test print from the printer from the printer and look for the font details..In line printers it is easy to take it and not sure about this LJ

[Jimemac70]

Thanks for your help.

From your information, I attacked it from the printer side of the issue, rather than looking at the Unix side. I figured out how to change the printer's default font from Courier to the one I wanted. Everything that prints to it now comes out as I want it.

[Jimemac70]

Closing this thread, thanks again!!!

[skt_skt]

u forgot to give points