[Lpr-discuss] Re: Enhanced Print System and HP Inkjet Driver

[Grant T. <gt...@pi...>]

>>>>> Mark Pruett <mp...@va...> writes:

> Defining setpagedevice strings for these options won't cause any
> problem for CUPS?  Does CUPS use these PPD files in a different way
> (not using the setpagedevice strings)?

No, by definition CUPS and gpr's ppdfilt tread PPD options exactly the
same way; libppd is merely a repackaged pstops from CUPS, after all.

> Currently, gpr is PPD-centric, so we need to get as many useable
> setpagedevice options into the PPD files as we can.  I've been using
> gpr almost exclusively for printing from netscape (with my HP
> laserjet) and it's great for selecting options on-the-fly.  Now it
> looks like we're very close to supporting all these inkjets in gpr
> as well.

Yup.  You'll still need some other option processing to be able to run
drivers with non-postscript options.

What we ought to do is sit down and make a filter "gnulpromatic" that
uses the CUPS data files.  Then you'll magically get support for
printers from the other 199 manufacturers that you don't do now.

> Having the 2-up/4-up feature built into gpr will save some people a
> lot of paper (and ink) too.

Yes, it's nice.  I keep meaning to respin lpdomatic around pstops or
pddfilt to get that stuff in.

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