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- AIX 5L Version 5.1 Guide to Printers and Printing
About This Book
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- ISO 9000
- Related Publications
- Trademarks
- Chapter 1. Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues Overview for Users
- Printer Terminology
- Starting a Print Job (qprt Command)
- Canceling a Print Job (qcan Command)
- Prioritizing a Print Job (qpri Command)
- Moving a Print Job to Another Print Queue (qmov Command)
- Holding and Releasing a Print Job (qhld Command)
- Checking Print Job Status (qchk Command)
- Formatting Files for Printing (pr Command)
- Printing ASCII Files on a PostScript Printer
- Command Summary for Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues
- Chapter 2. Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues for System Administrators
- Printing Processes
- Print Spooler
- Real and Virtual Printers
- Local and Remote Printers
- Printer Backends
- Formatter Filters
- Printer Terminology
- Initial Printer Configuration
- Configuring a Printer without Adding a Queue
- Additional Queue Operations
- Adding a Print Queue Device
- Adding Plotter Support with 5080
- Creating a Plotter Setup File
- Adding a Local Printer to an Existing Queue
- Adding an ASCII Terminal Printer to an Existing Queue
- Adding an HP JetDirect Printer to an Existing Queue
- Adding a File to an Existing Queue
- Configuring Nonsupported Printers
- Printing with Terminal-Attached Printers
- Commands and Control Sequences
- Terminal-Attached Printing Limitations
- Configuring a Printer for an ASCII Display Terminal
- Listing Print Queues and Print Queue Devices
- Showing Status of Print Queues
- Starting and Stopping a Print Queue
- Setting the Default Print Queue
- Holding and Releasing a Print Job (qhld Command)
- Moving a Job between Queues
- Scheduling Print Jobs
- Changing or Showing Queue Characteristics
- Specifying Paper Size
- Changing or Showing Printer Connection Characteristics
- Changing / Showing Pre-Processing Filters
- Deleting a Print Queue
- Listing All Supported and Defined Printers
- Moving a Printer to Another Port
- Changing or Showing Printer Characteristics
- Deleting a Printer
- Remote Printing Overview
- Managing and Using Remote Printers and Queues
- Using Remote Host Access for Printing
- Using the lpd Remote Subsystem
- Showing Status of Printer Server Subsystem
- Printer Queuing System Status Conditions
- Chapter 3. Spooler Overview
- Spooler Introduction
- Spooler Terminology
- The Generic Base Operating System Spooler
- Spooler Parts
- Spooler Data Flow Part I
- Spooler Data Flow Part II
- Overview of Backend Processing
- Virtual Printers and Formatter Filters
- /etc/qconfig, the Spooler Configuration File
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Printer, Plotter, and Spooler Subsystem Programming
- Printer Backend Overview for Programming
- Virtual Printer Definitions and Attributes
- Printer Colon File Escape Sequences
- Printer Colon File Conventions
- Example of Print Formatter
- Understanding the Interaction between qdaemon and the Backend
- Understanding Backend Routines in libqb
- Printer Code Page Translation Tables
- Printer Code Page Translation for Multibyte Code Sets
- Printer Attachment Files
- Printer Colon File limits Field Operators
- Adding a Printer Using the Printer Colon File
- Printer-Specific Information
- Printer Support
- Pass-Through Mode
- Viewing, Formatting, or Modifying Virtual Printer Definitions
- Modifying the mi, mp, and _d Attributes on a PostScript Queue
- How piobe Uses Printer Colon Files
- Calculating Page Length Using Printer Colon File Escape Sequences
- Calculating Page Width Using Printer Colon File Escape Sequences
- Spooler Job Header and Trailer Pages
- Modifying the mo Virtual Printer Attribute
- Filters
- Editing /etc/qconfig
- Chapter 5. Troubleshooting the Base Operating System Spooler
- Local Printer Checklist
- Inoperative Printer Checklist
- Remote Printer Checklist
- Adapter Considerations
- Resource Considerations
- Printing Problems When the var File System is Full
- Terminal-Attached Printer Checklist
- Considerations for 8-Bit Printer Attached to 7-Bit Interface
- qdaemon Checklist
- Queuing System Problems
- Testing the qdaemon
- Testing a Spooler Queue
- Copying Spooled Jobs
- Cleaning Up and Starting Over
- Chapter 6. System V Printer Configuration
- Understanding the Print Service
- Customizing Printer Configuration
- Providing Filters
- PostScript Printers
- Appendix A. Notices
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