Message-ID: <4EAAAB47.8020903@unige.ch>
Date: 2011-10-28T13:16:55Z
From: Xavier Robin
Subject: Equivalent of win.print for Linux
Hi!
In Windows the "win.print" function allows plotting directly to a
printer (or copying an open device to the printer). This is very
convenient to quickly print a plot once it looks good.
Is there an equivalent function under Linux? For example through CUPS,
IPP, LPD or other ?
Obviously with a printer on the parallel port one could write
postscript("/dev/lp0") but what about network printers?
Currently what I do is printing the open device to a postscript() file,
open this file in a postscript viewer and print it from there. But I'm
lazy and a win.print-like shortcut would be welcome.
Thanks,
Xavier
PS: I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 64bit.