Department of Mathematics

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Printing

  • How to add Math printers in Leopard

    Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) doesn’t auto-discover printers on Math’s network to the same effect as 10.4.If you have administrative rights on your machine, follow this url:http://localhost:631/admin?op=config-serverand find these lines:

    # Show shared printers on the local network.

    Browsing On

    BrowseOrder allow,deny

    BrowseAllow all

    You need to add a new configuration setting, so that this section of the config file looks like this:

    # Show shared printers on the local network.

    Browsing On

    BrowseOrder allow,deny

    BrowseAllow all

    BrowseProtocols cups

    • Click the “Save Changes” button, enter the username and password of a user with administrative rights and the cups server should restart.
    • Reboot the computer, open up System Preferences, and then the “Print & Fax” pane.
    • You should now be able to add the Math printers to your list of printers.
    • Again, you need administrative rights to do this.

  • How can I use the Math Department letterhead in a tex document?

    Brad Lucier has installed new math department letterhead macros for amstex and plain tex for the new tex.
    You need to have /pkgs/texlive/2005/bin/sparc-solaris/ early in your unix path to use these new macros.

    There are sample files showing how to use them at:

    /pkgs/texlive/2005/texmf-local/tex/plain/local/

    The short version is that after the

    \input amstex
    \documentstyle{whatever}

    lines (if any) say

    \input mathletter2006
    You can use the macros \address, \salutation, and \closing for the obvious things. By default, it uses a black-and-white version of the Purdue logo; if you have a color printer and want to use the black-and-gold version, say \goldlogo after you input mathletter.
    Tell Brad Lucier if you have problems (but please see plaintest.tex and amstextest.tex first).

  • How do I print one-sided using dvips?

    You can print one sided using dvips by using the following command:

    dvips -f [dvi file] | lpr -o sides=one-sided -P [printer name]

    For the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) users manual, click
    here.

  • How do I setup Windows XP to print to the math printers?

    Click here for detailed instructions to setup a printer in Windows XP.

    If you need assistance, email helpdesk@math.purdue.edu.

  • How do I setup Mac OS X to print to the math printers?

    Click here for detailed instructions to setup a printer in Mac OS X.

    If you need assistance, email helpdesk@math.purdue.edu.

  • How do I print one-sided?

    You can print one sided by adding “-o sides=one-sided” to the lpr command. For example:
    lpr -o sides=one-sided -P [printer name] [file to print]
    For the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) users manual, click here