title: Why is macOS system printing quicker than Chrome or lpr?
body: <p>I noticed that printing the exact same pdf file to the exact same printer does not always take the same amount of time:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Printing from macOS preview's default printing dialog is very fast.</li>
  <li>Printing from Chrome browser's built-in print dialog is slower. The printer pauses for a moment after starting the print job.</li>
  <li>Printing from the command line with <code>lpr</code> has the same effect as printing from Chrome's built-in print dialog.</li>
  <li>However, switching to the system printing dialog withing Chrome makes things fast again.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>My goal is to make printing from the command line with <code>lpr</code> as smooth as from the system's dialog. What could actually make the difference?</p>
  
  <p><code>lpr -o landscape /path/to/my/file.pdf</code> is my current command. The generated output is as expected, just too slow.</p>