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NAME

psmsgen - model script conﬁguration utility for psfontpf

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/psmsgen

[-o model-script-name][ppd-ﬁle]

/usr/sbin/psmsgen

[-p printer-model]

-m model-or-interface-script

DESCRIPTION

The

psmsgen command is a terminal-based interactive model script conﬁguration tool for conﬁguring

the PS.font model script that uses the

psfontpf internationalized PostScript print ﬁlter.

This command can only be run by a user with superuser privilege.

The prerequisite for conﬁguring a certain PostScript printer is the availability of an Adobe PostScript

printer description ﬁle (PPD) for that printer. That PPD ﬁle can be searched and copied from a Microsoft

Windows system with the corresponding PostScript print driver installed. The generic

PS.font model

script can still be used directly without any conﬁguration, but many of the device speciﬁc capabilities of

the PostScript printer will not be available for use.

The

psmsgen command is used to either create a new model script or modify an existing model script.

However, the psmsgen command cannot be used to modify the generic

PS.font model script.

The

psmsgen command also embeds a usage message into the created or modiﬁed model scripts. This

usage message explains what command line options are available. This usage message will be displayed

when the model script is run without any argument.

Options

The

psmsgen command recognizes the following options:

-o model-script-name

Specify the name of the output model script to be created. By default, the output model

script name is PS.ppd-name where ppd-name is the name of the PPD ﬁle without the .ppd

extension.

-m model-or-interface-script

Specify the model or interface script to be modiﬁed. With no path preﬁx, the model or

interface script will be searched from the following directories:

/usr/lib/lp/model

2) /etc/lp/interface/netlp.asx

3) /etc/lp/interface/model.orig

4) /etc/lp/interface

-p printer-model

Specify the model name of the printer being conﬁgured. If the model name matches that of

one of the existing PPD ﬁles, that PPD ﬁle will be selected automatically.

If no PPD ﬁle, ppd-ﬁle, is speciﬁed in the command line, or the interface script to be modiﬁed has no PPD

ﬁle speciﬁed, or the printer model name does not match any of the existing PPD ﬁles, the command will

display a list of PPD ﬁles for the user to choose from the

/usr/lib/lp/psfontpf/ppd

directory.

The command display is a two-level selection menu and the user has to choose the printer manufacturer

and color or black and white printer ﬁrst, and then the list of PostScript printers in that category.

If a PPD ﬁle is speciﬁed without a full pathname, the PPD ﬁle is assumed to be from the

/usr/lib/lp/psfontpf/ppd directory also. Even though the command allows the use of PPD ﬁle in

other non-system directories, HP recommends that the new PPD ﬁles should be copied to the default

/usr/lib/lp/psfontpf/ppd directory for easier maintenance and better availability as the

conﬁgured model script may not work correctly if the PPD ﬁle that it uses is missing. The psmsgen com-

mand provides an PPD import option to do just that.

There are two ways to conﬁgure a model script. One way is to conﬁgure the interface script with the

-m

option after the LP spooling system for a printer is set up. The other way is to create a new conﬁgured

model script for a particular type of printer in the /usr/lib/lp/model directory. The former way is

preferred for conﬁguring a single PostScript printer or several different PostScript printers. The latter

way is more appropriate for conﬁguring a group of similar printers at the same time.

After the

psmsgen command is entered, the user is allowed to conﬁgure any of the following settings (see

the EXAMPLES section):

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Summary of content (6 pages)

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psmsgen(1M) psmsgen(1M) NAME psmsgen - model script configuration utility for psfontpf SYNOPSIS /usr/sbin/psmsgen [-o model-script-name] [ppd-file ] /usr/sbin/psmsgen [-p printer-model] -m model-or-interface-script DESCRIPTION The psmsgen command is a terminal-based interactive model script configuration tool for configuring the PS.font model script that uses the psfontpf internationalized PostScript print filter. This command can only be run by a user with superuser privilege.
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psmsgen(1M) • • • • • • • • • • psmsgen(1M) set default locale set user configuration file set output model script file name set printer installable options set default value for PPD features set default user options add or remove alias for PPD main keywords add or remove alias for PPD option keywords add or remove locale name aliases add or remove setup macros The "set output model script file name" setting is not available if the -m option is used to modify an existing script.
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psmsgen(1M) psmsgen(1M) • Set default value for PPD features If no default value is set, the default values specified in the PPD file will be used. However, those default values may not be optimal. This option allows the user to select default values for all the supported PPD features. For example, you can turn on duplexing by default or select paper from the large capability tray. • Set default user options This option is used to set the default values for non-PPD related features.
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psmsgen(1M) psmsgen(1M) *** PostScript Printer Configuration *** Please select one of the following manufacturer and printer types 1) HP black & white printers 2) HP color printers i) Import an external PPD file Please select an item, or press to quit: 1 *** PostScript Printer Configuration *** A Please select one of the following PPD files 1) HP LaserJet 1300 PS (hpc1300s.ppd) 2) HP LaserJet 2200 Series (hpb22007.ppd) 3) HP LaserJet 2300 PS (hpc2325s.ppd) 4) HP LaserJet 2300L PS (hpc2320s.
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psmsgen(1M) psmsgen(1M) s) Show all current settings q) Quit x) Save changes and exit Please select an item: AUTHOR The psmsgen command was developed by HP. FILES /usr/lib/lp/model/PS.font /usr/lib/lp/psfontpf/ppd /usr/lib/lp/psfontpf/pscf Model script that uses the psfontpf print filter. Directory for holding Adobe PPD files. Directory for holding various configuration files. SEE ALSO lp(1), psfontpf(1M), setnetlp(1M). HP-UX 11i v3 International Printing Features White Paper.
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(Notes) A (Notes) pA 6 Hewlett-Packard Company −1− HP-UX 11i Version 3: September 2010