mmg@creare.UUCP (mmg) (11/01/89)
With X comes the ability to get hardcopies of window contents. In the implementation I am using, xwd is used to dump window contents to a file, and xpr is used to output the file to a postscript printer (is this standard X?). Unfortunately, postscript printers are expensive. Is there any software out there for dumping window contents to non-postscript printers (like HP Laserjets)? Please reply by email. I'll summarize and post responses if I get useful information. Thanks. ---mmg---
rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler) (11/02/89)
Is there any software out there for dumping window contents to non-postscript printers (like HP Laserjets)? HP has contributed xpr support for LaserJet and PaintJet printers that will be included in R4.
mikeo@sae.UUCP (Mike Ovington Overhead) (11/09/89)
There is a utility called pbm (from Jef Poskanzer) in the contrib/clients/pbm directory of the X11R3 distribution. In it are utilities that will convert between several bitmap formats, including xwd format and HP laserjet format. I have been using xwd -root | xwdtopbm | pbmtolj -r 150 | lpr to get screendumps from a Sun 3/50 for many months. It's not real fast, but it works just fine.