
PRINTING
    I already dealed with the input and processing part of multimedia on your
    computer. Now I want to describe some aspects of output of your work as
    documents, graphics and photos. This is especially realized through 
    printing. Here you will find tools for formating and processing your
    print-outs.
    
    a2ps		- a2ps stands for ASCII to PostScript and is a 
			  converter between the two formats. The second one is 
			  very important for printing on Un*x systems.
			  Use a2ps for creating ISO-8859-15 conform output
			  with the Euro sign.
    psutils		- PostScript utils is a collection of manipulating 
			  tools for the ps format.
    lprng		- LPR NextGeneration, our prefered printing deamon
			  a spool system for dealing with printer(s) on a 
			  multi-user environment
    ghostscript		- a kind of "universal driver" for all supported 
		          printers. It converts from the ps format to a format
			  known by the printer. Ghostscript is also needed
			  for viewing ps, dvi and pdf files.
    ifhp		- a collection of input filters needed by lprng

    sane/xsane          - sane is a driver and engine for scanning under linux.
                          xsane is a front-end and user-interface for sane


ALTERNATIVES
    lpr			- the old printing tools
    CUPS		- (URL)
    turboprint		- (URL)
    
For more information, HowTos and guides about printing on linux systems look
at http://www.linuxprinting.com.
