What font name syntax, where, how.

[jerry1]

I am trying to change the font size/type of
an ascii file when printing it.
According to the man page on net_lj4x I
should be able to use:

lp -oa -of

But what to use for ?


lp -obold

Does change it to bold characters.


echo "test" | lp -options

States to see the man page.
Man page says to check printer for supported
fonts but the names are in the form with spaces:

Font
CG Times Bold

I have also tried "Font #" listed from PCL font
list printed from printer.

Can someone point me to the font name list to
pass to lp?

[Steve Steel · Accepted solution]

Hi

Test page of printer should show fonts

You can print ASCII files using any fonts in the printer. To
specify, use the lp option -of.
For example:

lp -ofHelvetica /etc/checklist

-o10 and -o12 are useful

Steve Steel

[jerry1]

I already tried -of10 and -of if
it did not have a space in the name.

I think this will only work with PS files
not ascii files.