You can create a terminfo entry for a printer.
To create a terminfo entry for your printer, do the following:
- Identify an entry in the /usr/lib/terminfo/terminfo.lp file
that uses the same commands as the printer you are adding and copy that information
to filename, wherefilename is
the file containing the terminfo entry you created for the printer.
- Use the information in the manual for your printer, the terminfo entry definitions for printers,
and terminfo to modify the entry in filename.
- After you create the new entry, compile it into the database, as
follows:
After adding or deleting terminfo entries or changing values
that govern pitch settings, page width and length, or character sets, stop
and restart the print service.