is a configuration file for printers controlled by the
magic filter.
Every apsfilter printer in
has an
file of its own.
There is one global apsfilterrc file that controls print
characteristics for all printer. The printer-specific
files have preference over the global one.
Reasons for using an
file are if it turns out, that you have to type in some commandline
options too often or if an application is unable to parameterize
the print command, so that you have to hardcode the print characteristic
for such dumb applications.
An enhancement to this concept are user-specific
config files, that have preference over the global and
the printer-specific config file. This allows configuration
of print characteristics on a per-user basis.
You should make use of user-specific config files instead
of using the deprecated USE_USER_CODE variable, which
compromises system security and is only an option on
a single-user machine, see below.
Select print quality (draft, lo|low, med|medium, hi|high, photo).
Print uni- or bidirectional (uni, bi).
Select paper type (plain, coated, glossy, premium, trans).
Select color mode (color|colour, gray|grey, mono).
Choose apsfilters method of data processing (auto, ascii, raw).
Automatic file type recognition and automatic conversion to Postscript
is apsfilters default processing method. If you want to print mostly
files `as is', you can set the default to 'raw', this disables any kind
of file type recognition and conversion. If you want to print mostly
everything as ASCII text, then you can set this option to 'ascii'.
Set the default paper size (a3, a4, legal, ledger, tabloid).
Text file filter to use, when printing ASCII documents
(a2ps, mpage, enscript, recode).
Paper feed tray number (tray0...tray9).
a2ps highlight level for pretty-printing when using a2ps or enscript
as ascii filter (0, 1, 2). See also ASCII_FILTER.
Whether you want headers in your text prints when using a2ps, mpage
or enscript as ascii filter (header, noheader).
Whether you want borders in your text prints when using a2ps, mpage
or enscript as ascii filter (border, noborder).
Pages per sheet (1pps, 2pps, 4pps, 8pps).
Paper orientation (landscape, portrait).
Output pages in "book" format, implies commandline options
"2pps,duplex,shortbind". Related options: PS_NUP, ASCII_PPS,
DUPLEX, BINDING.
Whether to use duplex mode or not (duplex, simplex).
Paper binding edge (shortbind, longbind).
Number of copies (copies=N).
Enabling this option is a big potential security hole !!!
If you don't understand this, DO NOT USE IT.
It makes user manageable
files possible which will be sourced (included/executed)
during runtime of a printjob under the permissions of the
calling process (lpd).
This option is only valid for typical "single-user" systems,
where a user wants direct access to an apsfilterrc without
having to become root to make changes.
A more conveniant way on a multi-user system, where security
is an issue, is that a system administrator creates user-specific
files. Additional informations can be found in the apsfilter
handbook and in the apsfilterrc file together with some examples.
FILES
apsfilter
config file, settings are overwriteable by more specific
printer config files, see below.
apsfilter config file on a
basis. This file has preference over the global config file.
apsfilter config file on a
basis (per print queue). This file has preference over the global
and the printer queue specific config file.
A
config file on a per printer queue basis. This file has
preference over the global, the printer queue specific and the central
per user config file, which is administered by a system administrator.
Enabling this has a deep impact on your systems security,
especially on multi-user systems and is therefore
See comments to USE_USER_CODE variable.
SEE ALSO
BUGS
See apsfilter software center -
- for new versions, bugfixes and known bugs.
Please use the new tool
to release bug- or problem reports. It automatically presents you a
in an editor window which asks you some standard questions.
If you save and quit the editor session, then this report is
sent automatically via
to the proper apsfilter mailinglist.
If apsfilter fails to print something or prints it in a way
you wouldn't expect and you want to report an apsfilter error
then please save the debugging output of one print session
using the new
utility by typing
and including the debugging output in the file
into the edit session of the
utility, so that it is included into the mail to the apsfilter
mailinglist.
Please note that you need to run /bin/sh (Bourne Shell), bash
or a compatible shell, so that the above mentioned output
redirection works. Under C-shell (/bin/csh) or tcsh it would't
work. If you don't know, then simply make sure you use the
Bournce shell by typing
or
then you should have no problems with redirection of
and
(> /dev/null 2> file.debug).
DOCUMENTATION
See official apsfilter homepage
Apsfilter Handbook including the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
USER FORUM
Please send questions to the official apsfilter help channel
The above section
and the file
tells you how to report bugs.
If you want to know how to troubleshoot your apsfilter installation,
please read the manpage
and
as well as the
carefully.
HISTORY
developement started in 1994.
The
file on a "per printer queue" basis appeared in apsfilter 5.4.0.
