Using mp with the Locale Specific Font Configuration File mp.conf

If the -D or -P option is not given in the command line, this printing method is the default method, unless the prolog.ps file is present in either of the/usr/openwin/lib/locale/$LANG/print or /usr/lib/lp/locale/$LANG/mp directories. The prolog.ps file forces mp to print using PostScript embedded fonts in the file. Even if a prolog.ps exists in a locale, using the -M option ignores the prolog.ps file and uses a mp.conf file, if it exists, instead.

This method uses the /usr/lib/lp/locale/$LANG/mp/mp.conf font configuration file. You may not need to change this file unless you need to print using alternate fonts. This file can be configured with TrueType, Type 1 or .pcf fonts. /usr/lib/lp/locale/C/ contains .ps print page layout files common for this mode of printing as well as the next method. A description of how to customize these files is provided in Customizing Existing prolog Files and Adding New prolog Files.