PostScript Page order table
You can choose the filtering of input by selecting a specific content type when configuring a PostScript printer.
| Printer | Connection Type | Page Order |
|---|---|---|
| PS | serial | normal |
| PS-b | parallel | normal |
| PS-r | serial | reverse |
| PS-br | parallel | reverse |
The -b specification (used when you select PS-b or PS-br) represents batch, which is typically used for parallel connections, but can also be used for serial connections if you do not want PostScript printer status messages. The PS and PS-r printer types cannot be used for parallel connections.
By specifying the -I option of the lpadmin command when configuring a PostScript printer, you can indicate which content types are handled by the printer without slow filtering. For a printer on a server system, PS is the correct content type to enter. However, for a printer on a client system, consider where slow filtering is to occur, because network and system resource management may be of concern.
By specifying valid content types other than PS, you can force the slow filtering of input to occur on the server system. Conversely, if you specify a content type of PS, the input will be filtered locally before the print request is forwarded to the server system for fast filtering and printing.
To configure a printer on a server system:
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p ps1 -T PS-b -I PS -m PSTo configure a printer on a client system without local filtering:
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p ps1 -T PS-b -I simple,daisy,dmd,tek4014,plotTo configure a printer on a client system with local filtering:
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p ps1 -T PS-b -I PSAs part of the installation procedure, you may want to install fonts on the printer or downloadable fonts on the computer. See Installation and maintenance of PostScript fonts for details.