Epsprint

by Martin Hinner

What is epsprint

Epsprint is a very simple utility which prints text files on your epson-compatible dot matrix printer, like `cat file |lpr' ;-) But this program allows you to choose quality, font and spacing. You can use this program as a printer filter.

License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

Installing

Download epsprint from ftp.
extract it (e.g. bzip2 -dc epsprint-x.y.tar.bz2 |tar xvf -). If you don't have bzip2, download it from www.bzip2.org.
Compile it (make all).
Install it (make install).
...and test whether epsprint works with your printer (./epstest|lpr).

Usage

Everything is AFAIK described in epsprint(1) manual page so read it. If you discover any problem or incompatibility, please let me know. If this program works fine with your printer and `epstest' was successful, mail me too please. Do not forget to write your printer's name and other useful info.

I am looking for EPSON printer control codes specification or something similar.My printer can do a lot of things (use better fonts, ...) but I don't know how can I use them.