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Re: Question on converting TIFF to ps using convert

On Fri, 10 May 2002, David Knight wrote:

> Gilbert,
>       we use the netpbm package rather than convert.
> 
> /usr/local/bin/tifftopnm $file | pnmtops -w 11 -h 17 | lp -d $printer
> 
> This seems to work pretty well. 
> 
> We got the package sometime ago from
> * wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4),
>   directory /graphics/graphics/packages/NetPBM
> 
Hi David,

I used to do it that way, but never got it to work quite right on my 
printer. It comes with RedHat 7.3, but I didn't have the commands as you 
have them. I'll give it a try and see how it goes.

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