Re: [Gimp-print-devel] KB Escalation Response from Canon - PIXMA MP Series > PIXMA MP495 (KMM13262299V17735L0KM)

[Gernot H. <aik...@gm...>]

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Russell Whitaker <ru...@as...> wrote:
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> On Mon, 19 Dec 2011, Robert Krawitz wrote:
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>> On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:54:45 +0900, Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
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>>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Russell Whitaker <ru...@as...>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> Hi Gernot
>>>>
>>>> Read the ppd file. Would lije to make two changes and recompile:
>>>> 1. Moving the paper guides apart as far as possible the maximum paper
>>>>   width you can use is 8 5/8 inches. Therefor the MaxMediaWidth should
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>> Gernot, it looks like canon-printers.h defines the maximum paper width
>> and size (max_width and max_size).  Those are currently defined as 842
>> and 17*72 respectively.  The latter should be 17/2.
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>> --
>> Robert Krawitz                                     <rl...@al...>
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> max_width and max_size are integers, where one inch = 72
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> Since my printer is still under warenty called Canon's tech support:
> The maximum for the MP495 is the legal size. Thus the max_width,
> max_size is 612, 1008 .
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> Or 612, 14*72 if you prefer.

OK, thanks. I may change the max_height then too.

> Also, the change should apply to only the MP495 because this change
> may be wrong for the other printers.

Agreed.

> Problem:
> When I updated "print" from cvs and recompiled, etc., printer no longer
> prints. Unfortunately didn't save the original cvs. So how do I fetch
> the snapshot of Dec. 10 ?

Not possible. But I can revert some of the changes made since then and
try to get back to a working version.
Have to do that tonight.
Regards,
Gernot