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From: steve@rama.demon.co.uk (Steve Entwistle)
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Subject: Re: Printing on a deskjet ??
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In article <722312538.AA21705@remote.halcyon.com> Ron.Howard@f1.n2250.z1.fidonet.org writes:

>HELP!
>        I have an HP Deskjet 500C printer and a problem. When ever I 
>print from linux all I get is linefeeds no CR. On my printer this prints
>one line and then all the rest is off the page.
>        Can someone tell me how to get linux to add CR to its lines?
>

Compile the following program, and then re-direct its output to your
printer. E.g.

            cc -o setdj setdj.c
            setdj > /dev/lp1



#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
	printf("\x01b\x026\x06b\x033\x047");
}