Ben Abbott wrote:
If someone does have a non-postscript printer and is inclined to do
some tests for me, I'd like to produce a raw file for it (assuming it
is supported by ghostscript) and see if it prints correctly.
All I need to know is (1) the ghostscript device name, and (2) the
page
size (usletter, or a4).
The most common non-postscript printer language is probably HP's PCL
(printer control language); ghostscript outputs PCL from the pcl3
driver, as well as the various LaserJet and DeskJet drivers (lj*,
dj*).
There is also bunch of specific inkjet drivers: Canon Bubblejet
bj* and Epson epl* drivers, typically tied to a narrow range of
printer models.
I think most HP printers that do PCL also use postscript nowadays,
but this is not the
case for the inkjets.