Re: Can a user modify sheets.map or specify an alternative?

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Edward" == Edward Arthur <address@hidden> writes:

Edward> Hi, Firstly I do not have ROOT privs on this system so I
Edward> cannot modify /usr/local/share/a2ps/sheets/sheets.map.

You can have your own in ~/.a2ps, and use include.  E.g., 

Why Does it Say my File is Binary?
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     a2ps complains that my file is binary though it is not.

   There are several reasons that can cause a2ps to consider a file is
binary:
   - there are many non printable characters in the file.  Then you
     need to use the option `--print-anyway'.

   - the file is sane, composed of printable characters.  Then it is
     very likely that `file(1)' said the type of the file is `data', in
     which case a2ps prefers not to print the file.  Then you can
     either:
        - specify the type of the file, for instance `-Eplain';

        - specify to print in any case, `--print-anyway';

        - remove the annoying rule from the system's `sheets.map':
               binary: <data*>

        - insert in your own `~/.a2ps/sheets.map' a rule that overrides
          that of the system's `sheets.map':
               # Load the system's sheets.map
               include(/usr/local/share/a2ps/sheets/sheets.map)

               # Override the rule for files with type `data' according to file\
(1)
               plain: <data*>

          But this is not very good, since then this rule is always the
          first tested, which means that any file with type `data'
          according to `file(1)' will be printed in `plain' style, even
          if the file is called `foo.c'.

        - if your files can be recognized, insert a new rule in a
          `sheets.map', such as
               # file(1) says it's data, but it's pure text
               plain:   /*.txx/