On Thu, 2002-11-28 at 10:18, Michael Havens wrote:
> 
> 	They say that the bjc600 driver works for my printer so I found the source 
> code and was going to compile it(I learned how). So I opened emacs, copied 
> the text from the web page 
> (http://www.linuxprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.cgi?driver=bjc600&printer=101952&.submit=Generate+PPD+file), 
> and paste into emacs. <BEEP> What in the wold? It wouldn't do it! Undaunted, 
> I tried kword and thought to myself that all I needed to do was paste it into 
> there and then transfer it from there into emacs (long shot but when you're 
> desperate you do strange things). <BEEP> Then I discovered that paste is 
> Cntrl-y in emacs (in their own world that is ) but it still wouldn't paste.   
> Then I saw C-x, i; insert file. So I copied it into kword, saved that 
> document, and ran C-x, i (insert file). It imported it but it was unreadable. 
> Now I'm thinking that I need to save it as an ASCII file but I soon discover 
> that kword doesn't do that. AbiWord probably does but I am encountering the  
> same problem I am with emacs. It won't paste in.
> 
> So I am now asking you wise people. 
> 
> How does one paste text into emacs?
> :-( Mike )-:
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highlight the text in whatever window you see it
change to xemacs
click with 3rd mouse button

BUT 

I believe you are using RH 8 and I wouldn't bother doing that

from virtual console - as root (su - to root if necessary)

type - setup

or by redhat-config-printer (in gui mode)

Multipass-5500 is listed (and indeed uses bjc-600) - it's all there
already

Craig