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derverstand
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 Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:44 am Post subject: Printing envelopes with bash-script |
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Hi,
Here a small sniplet from my .profile for printing envelopes. At this time it is working with a HP LasetJet4... But it should work with other printers by adjusting printername and paperformats. You may find out the paperformats with
To adjust: ADDRESSER_..., ENVELOPE_PRINTER, PAGESIZE
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function envelope {
local ADDRESSER_NAME="Your name here"
local ADDRESSER_STREET=""
local ADDRESSER_CITY=""
local ADDRESSER_COUNTRY=""
if [ -z $4 ]; then
echo "envelope <format:c5|c6|dl|a4> <name // street // city (// country)>"
echo "c5: a4 folded in 1/2 c6: a4 folded in 1/4 dl: a4 folded in 1/3 a4"
return -1
fi
local ENVELOPE_PRINTER="LJ5envelope"
local TMPFILE="/tmp/envelope"
local PAPERSIZE=$1
local CURDATE=`date`
shift
# Split receiver data
local RECEIVER=`echo $@ | sed 's/ *\/\/ */\/\//g'`
local RECEIVER_NAME=`echo $RECEIVER | awk '{split($0,a,"//"); print a[1]}'`
local RECEIVER_STREET=`echo $RECEIVER | awk '{split($0,a,"//"); print a[2]}'`
local RECEIVER_CITY=`echo $RECEIVER | awk '{split($0,a,"//"); print a[3]}'`
local RECEIVER_COUNTRY=`echo $RECEIVER | awk '{split($0,a,"//"); print a[4]}'`
# Paper format
if [[ $PAPERSIZE == c6 ]]; then
local MAXX=459
local MAXY=323
local PAGESIZE="EnvC6"
elif [[ $PAPERSIZE == c5 ]]; then
local MAXX=649
local MAXY=459
local PAGESIZE="EnvC5"
elif [[ $PAPERSIZE == dl ]]; then
local MAXX=624
local MAXY=312
local PAGESIZE="EnvDL"
elif [[ $PAPERSIZE == a4 ]]; then
local MAXX=842
local MAXY=595
local PAGESIZE="A4"
fi
# Definitions
cat << EOF >> $TMPFILE
%!PS-Adobe-1.0
%%Title: Envelope
%%Creator: test
%%CreationDate: $CURDATE
%%DocumentFonts: Times-Roman
%%DocumentPaperSizes: $PAPERSIZE
/maxx $MAXX def
/maxy $MAXY def
/margin 20 def
/fontsize_small 8 def
/fontsize_big 12 def
/address_x maxx fontsize_big 17 mul sub def
/address_y maxy margin fontsize_big 4 mul add sub def
/sender_x margin def
/sender_y margin 8 add def
/newline_small {
currentpoint fontsize_small sub
exch pop
sender_x exch
moveto
} def
/newline_big {
currentpoint fontsize_big sub
exch pop
address_x exch
moveto
} def
/sender {
gsave
/Helvetica findfont
fontsize_small scalefont
setfont
sender_y sender_x moveto
90 rotate
(Sender: ) show
newline_small
($ADDRESSER_NAME) show
(, ) show
($ADDRESSER_STREET) show
newline_small
($ADDRESSER_CITY) show
(, ) show
($ADDRESSER_COUNTRY) show
grestore
} def
/address {
gsave
/Helvetica findfont
fontsize_big scalefont
setfont
address_y address_x moveto
90 rotate
($RECEIVER_NAME) show
newline_big
($RECEIVER_STREET) show
newline_big
($RECEIVER_CITY) show
newline_big
($RECEIVER_COUNTRY) show
grestore
} def
sender
address
showpage
EOF
# Print it
lpr -P$ENVELOPE_PRINTER -o Manualfeed=On -o PageSize=$PAGESIZE $TMPFILE
rm $TMPFILE
}
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Maybe somebody finds it useful... Best regards! |
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alligator421
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| Interesting, maybe you should make it a topic in "documentation, tip &tricks". |
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