gimp-print-devel

[Gimp-print-devel] Problem driver Canon SELPHY DS810 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.3.4 (color)

[Morgan Le R. <mor...@gm...>]

Hello Gutenprint team,

I am using a Canon Selphy DS810 printer. It works perfectly under 
Windows XP with the original Canon drivers, but I am trying to use it 
with CUPS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

With the driver /“Canon SELPHY DS810 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.3.4 (color)”/, 
the printer works correctly in general: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, 
Green, and Blue color patches are rendered as expected. However, the 
black patch (K) is printed as brown instead of neutral black. Grayscale 
gradients look correct, but pure black does not.

I will attach a photo of the test print to illustrate the issue.

Since the Selphy DS810 uses a ribbon with only Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow 
dyes (no dedicated black channel), I wonder if this issue could be 
related to how the driver handles the black generation or color model 
conversion.

Could this be a limitation or bug in the current Gutenprint driver for 
this printer model?

Thank you very much for your work on Gutenprint, and for any advice you 
can provide.

Best regards,

[Gimp-print-devel] Borderless Printing for canon g1010

[ikandilauk <ika...@gm...>]

Hi, I'm Ivo. Your software helps me a lot. Thank you. I have one question.
I only found out recently that my printer (canon pixma g1010) is supposed
to be able to print borderless, but there's no option for a "A4 borderless"
paper for g1010 driver from gutenprint. Do you have any trick that I can
follow to print files as borderless with the gutenprint driver?

[Gimp-print-devel] SC-T3170x Driver

[Edward H. <cal...@ya...>]

Hi,

  I was wondering if you would have a driver for the EPSON SC-T3170x  
printer to run on a Linux Mint XFCE OS   or

for the Epson WF 3440 printer to run on Linux Mint OS.


Thanks so much for any help you can provide.

Regards, Edward Herman

Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Drivers for Sharp BP20M31

[Solomon P. <pi...@sh...>]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 04:24:17PM +0300, Efe Edizer via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
> I am in desperate need for a working Mac driver for my Sharp printer 
> as the manufacturer supplied ones do not work (installs, print job 
> disappears without error) and they likely are trying to exort money 
> from me to buy a PS license.

Postscript would alleviate all need for a manufacturer driver, as you 
can then use the Sharp-supplied PPD directly with CUPS.

That said, the printer does claim support for PCL6 as well, so you 
should be able to just use a generic PCL6 driver that supports 
large-format prints (ie 11x17"), such as Gutenprint's "Generic PCL 6 LF 
Printer wide margin".  That should get you the abilit to at least print 
properly, but anything unique to your model (eg additional input bin 
selection, and whatever else it does) probably won't work.

> Could you please help me with this issue?

Gutenprint's PCL driver hasn't seen any meaningful work since 2018.  
What exists today is likely all there ever will be.

But perhaps more importantly, for years now, we haven't had anyone with 
the technical _ability_ (much less the necessary skills) to produce a 
native MacOS package, much less one that runs properly on post-10.14 
Macs.

 - Solomon
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[Gimp-print-devel] Drivers for Sharp BP20M31

[Efe E. <edi...@me...>]

Hello,

I am in desperate need for a working Mac driver for my Sharp printer as the manufacturer supplied ones do not work (installs, print job disappears without error) and they likely are trying to exort money from me to buy a PS license.

I have tried the other drivers you have made for the Sharp printers and it at least communicates to the printer but only prints a section of the document in wrong orientation. Could you please help me with this issue? 

I would be incredibly thankful if you can. Hope you have a great day.

Best Regards,

Efe Edizer

[Gimp-print-devel] Driver for old Epson dot matrix printer for an Android app using Gutenprint

[58_Bee N. <bee...@gm...>]

To the Gutenprint Team,

My name is Nayaka. I am a user of a third-party Android application called
Nokoprint, which appears to be using your Gutenprint library for its
printer driver management.

I'm trying to print from a tablet to my old dot matrix printer, a *Epson
model LX-300+ II*. Unfortunately, the application does not have a suitable
driver for my printer.

After exploring the files on my tablet, I found a "drv_gutenprint" folder
within the app's data, which contains several XML files and sub-folders
that define the printer drivers, such as escp2, inks, and mediasizes. This
suggests that the application uses a Gutenprint-based driver system.

I would like to ask if there is any documentation or guidance I can use to:

   1.

   Find or create a compatible printer driver for my Epson dot matrix
   printer.
   2.

   Understand the structure of the XML files used by the Gutenprint library
   on Android, so I can try to create a custom printer profile.

Could you provide any information on how to create the correct driver
configuration files, or if there is an existing driver for my printer model
that I can manually add to the application's folder?

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,
Bee Nayaka Athalah Muchamad
@bee...@gm...

[Gimp-print-devel] Duplex problem

[Robert H. <rob...@ya...>]

I'm using CUPS+Gutenprint v5.3.3 to print via my Canon Pixma MP970 and its great to be able to use my old buy brilliant printer on my 64-bit iMac. Thank you. However there's no option to print duplex as it used to do when I used a Canon 32-bit driver on my old iMac. Is there a way to make this function again? 
Thanks
Robert 

Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Muratec MFX-2835r driver for Macbook

[Solomon P. <pi...@sh...>]

On Tue, Jul 08, 2025 at 11:22:08AM +0300, Sadettin Gürman wrote:
> We have a Muratec MFX-2835r printer. However, I cannot find a driver for
> Mac. I downloaded your 5.3.3 version, but I couldn't find it there either.
> Could you please help me?

What made you think this model would be supported?  It's not on
our "supported printers" list:

   https://gimp-print.sourceforge.io/p_Supported_Printers.php

The 2835R is a 'GDI' type of printer that uses a 
proprietary/non-standard communication protocol.  However it apparently 
has an _optional_ PCL mode.  I do not know if there is a way to tell if 
your printer has that option or not.

All I can suggest is that you try the "Laserjet 5Si" driver.  If it 
works, great.  If not, complain to Muratec, but given that this model 
was discontinued over two decades ago they will probably ignore you.

 - Solomon
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[Gimp-print-devel] Muratec MFX-2835r driver for Macbook

[Sadettin G. <sad...@gm...>]

Hello,
We have a Muratec MFX-2835r printer. However, I cannot find a driver for
Mac. I downloaded your 5.3.3 version, but I couldn't find it there either.
Could you please help me?

[Gimp-print-devel] conan mb 2150

[callison c. <fre...@th...>]

hi. great work. lala. and what not.


the canon maxify? maxi.. something mb2150 worked great. updated. now it
gives out empty papers. on linuxmint 21, tried 22 same. opensuse
tumbleweed: same. 

had to manually get the rpm package from canon. extract, installed, now
it works again.


that's all i got.


thanks.

[Gimp-print-devel] [PATCH] cups: fix a build race-condition around empty directories removal

[Yoann C. <yoa...@sm...>]

From: Yoann Congal <yoa...@sm...>

In automake, install-exec and install-data happen in parallel.
install-exec installs executables and install-data finishes with
install-data-hook that removes empty directories. If install-data-hook
happen before install-exec finishes, it might remove a directory while
it is used by the install process and make it fail.

Fix this by adding an explicit dependency between install-data-hook and
install-exec.

For example, here is the log of such a failure:
| make  install-data-hook
|  hosttools/mkdir -p 'image/usr/libexec/cups/backend'
| make[5]: Entering directory '$WORKDIR/build/src/cups'
| Expect a number of "rmdir: Directory not empty" warnings
|   /bin/bash ../../libtool   --mode=install $HOSTTOOLS/install -c backend_gutenprint '$WORKDIR/image/usr/libexec/cups/backend'
 # Start of the install process (from install-exec)
| These messages are harmless and should be ignored.
...
| rmdir $WORKDIR/image/usr/libexec/cups/backend
 # empty /usr/libexec/cups/backend is removed (from install-data-hook)
...
| libtool: install: $HOSTTOOLS/install -c backend_gutenprint $WORKDIR/image/usr/libexec/cups/backend
 # install in a non-existing directory: backend_gutenprint is installed
 # as /usr/libexec/cups/backend (this is now a file instead of a
 # directory)
| make  install-exec-hook
| make[5]: Entering directory '$WORKDIR/build/src/cups'
| chmod 700 $WORKDIR/image/usr/libexec/cups/backend/backend_gutenprint
| chmod: cannot access '$WORKDIR/image/usr/libexec/cups/backend/backend_gutenprint': Not a directory
 # chmod fails because /usr/libexec/cups/backend is a file and not a
 # directory
| make[5]: *** [Makefile:2166: install-exec-hook] Error 1

Signed-off-by: Yoann Congal <yoa...@sm...>
---
 src/cups/Makefile.am | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/cups/Makefile.am b/src/cups/Makefile.am
index c22a8632..9774abaa 100644
--- a/src/cups/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/cups/Makefile.am
@@ -206,8 +206,9 @@ uninstall-local: $(INSTALL_DATA_LOCAL_DEPS) $(INSTALL_BLACKLIST)
 	$(RM) -f "$(DESTDIR)$(cupsdata_blacklistdir)/net.sf.gimp-print.usb-quirks"
 	$(RM) -f "$(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/backend/gutenprint$(GUTENPRINT_MAJOR_VERSION)$(GUTENPRINT_MINOR_VERSION)+usb"
 
-install-data-hook:
+install-data-hook: install-exec
 # Remove unused directories in install tree
+# Note: it removes "exec" directories, so it must happen after install-exec.
 	-@echo 'Expect a number of "rmdir: Directory not empty" warnings'
 	-@echo 'These messages are harmless and should be ignored.'
 	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(cups_modeldir)

Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Inquiry Regarding Custom Inkset Control and ESC/P2 vs. ESC/P-R Clarification

[Solomon P. <pi...@sh...>]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 02:53:28PM -0700, Kevin Hu via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
> Information about ESC/P-R appears scarce, especially regarding how it 
> differs from ESC/P2. Given that Gutenprint lists support for some 
> ESC/P-R printers (like the XP-15000), is it appropriate to assume that 
> ESC/P-R largely overlaps with ESC/P2 but includes additional 
> high-level commands, or is it fundamentally distinct?

It is my understanding that ESC/P-R presents only higher-level commands 
whereas ESC/P2 operates at a fairly low level.  /P2 gives you full 
control of the individual ink dots but requires you to handle all of the 
color->ink mapping, dot size/patterns, density, dithering, etc to yield 
usable output.  /P-R takes in a RGB (and presumably other colorspaces) 
raster and the desired output parameters (media, resolution, quality, 
etc etc) and the printer handles mapping that to the individual ink 
droplets.

Some printers support both command languages, but others only support 
one. (typically /P-R for modern consumer-grade models, /P2 for 
commercial/industrial gear)

> Despite thorough review of the documentation on rasterization and 
> color handling, I remain slightly concerned whether printers perform 
> any additional internal processing of the rasterized data we 
> send—particularly, could commanding specific CMY channels 
> inadvertently activate the K channel in the printer's internal 
> processing?

I can't speak authoratitively on all implementations of ESC/P2, but it 
is my understanding that they do not perform any internal processing of 
the data they are supplied.  Gutenprint itself will only utilize a K 
channel if so requested.

(ESC/P-R by defninition does all sorts of processing to map the input 
raster to ink dots. I have no idea how much customization is allowed)

> Does this mean that for printers with min_nozzles equal to
> the total nozzle count, all nozzles must actively be used at some point
> during each print cycle? Does this mean that for full control of individual
> channels, we need to select printers that do not require all of the nozzles
> used?

My understanding is that this means the printer may require that data 
for a given ink channel may always need to be present.  However, that data 
can be completely "blank", ie no ink gets deposited.

 - Solomon
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[Gimp-print-devel] Inquiry Regarding Custom Inkset Control and ESC/P2 vs. ESC/P-R Clarification

[Kevin Hu <kv...@be...>]

Hello!
I am Kevin, a student researcher at UC Berkeley working on creating prints
to test people's color vision. A critical component of our research
involves using a custom inkset and achieving colorimetric accuracy, which
requires precise, individual control of each ink channel, bypassing the
standard CMYK color processing used by commercial software like Printfab.
Currently, our setup inadvertently activates the K (black) channel to
produce grayscale when we attempt to independently control multiple ink
channels, causing significant issues.

Presently, we resort to using two printers, each managing two inks. This
approach introduces alignment and accuracy challenges. Thus, we seek a
solution by potentially customizing our own printer driver, integrating all
links within a single printer and possibly expanding the number of inks
used.

After reviewing the extensive documentation and code provided by
Gutenprint—which has been invaluable—we concluded that directly
communicating with Epson printers via the ESC/P2 language seems most
viable. However, several questions arose during our exploration:
Upon consulting Epson’s specifications, we've observed that several current
models (e.g., ET-8550, XP-15000) seem to utilize ESC/P-R rather than ESC/P2
according to Epson. Information about ESC/P-R appears scarce, especially
regarding how it differs from ESC/P2. Given that Gutenprint lists support
for some ESC/P-R printers (like the XP-15000), is it appropriate to assume
that ESC/P-R largely overlaps with ESC/P2 but includes additional
high-level commands, or is it fundamentally distinct?

Despite thorough review of the documentation on rasterization and color
handling, I remain slightly concerned whether printers perform any
additional internal processing of the rasterized data we send—particularly,
could commanding specific CMY channels inadvertently activate the K channel
in the printer's internal processing?

In the driver file section of your documentation, it states: "Some printers
require that all of the nozzles be used. Those printers will set
min_nozzles and/or min_black_nozzles to the same value as nozzles and/or
black_nozzles." Does this mean that for printers with min_nozzles equal to
the total nozzle count, all nozzles must actively be used at some point
during each print cycle? Does this mean that for full control of individual
channels, we need to select printers that do not require all of the nozzles
used?

Thank you very much for developing such comprehensive documentation and a
versatile driver, both of which have significantly aided our research
efforts. We look forward to your insights and guidance.
Warm regards, Kevin

[Gimp-print-devel] Linux Google OS and print

[Patrick R. <rul...@gm...>]

Hello, I've been a Windows user since 1998. I've also always been
interested in Linux versions, mainly through live CDs and then later
through installation on older machines, especially since the end of
Windows 7, to install them on the PCs of people over 75 who discovered
computers late and don't have the desire or the means to upgrade their
PCs.
I often have the same problem: installing their (not always so) old
printer that Linux doesn't recognize. After a lot of research, I came
across Gutenprint, and I thank you for it. Honestly, I haven't found
an ideal version of a Linux OS (Zorin, in the end) that would be
capable of doing so without impacting the understanding of the people
in question, except perhaps Chrome OS in Flex version, where they have
everything they need to consult the sites essential to the functioning
of an average citizen: a browser they know with their photo and
document universe and a natural connection to their Android phone and
nothing else! But you know all that. My question is: Could gutenprint
be installed in Chrome OS flex and how to do it?

CDLT

PR

[Gimp-print-devel] compatibilité

[Gilles Baumont-Le P. <gil...@gm...>]

Bonjour j’ai regardé la liste des imprimantes compatibles il semble que la EPSON ET 8500
ne soit pas dans votre liste
Est-elle compatible ?
je suis sur Mac OS Séquoia 15-5
Merci de votre retour

J’ai un gros problème avec le pilote EPSON / lightroom Classifias
Les paramètres d’imprimante n’apparaissent plus dans la fenêtre
et Epson ne trouve pas de solution
Merci de votre aide

Bien cordialement
Gilles




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Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Questions about Gutenprint

[שחר בן ח. <sha...@gm...>]

Dear Till,

Thank you for explaining the WSL-based approach. I have two follow-up
questions:

1) The WSL method makes sense in a development environment, but for a
commercial photobooth product I need something easy for customers to
install with minimum effort as possible. Do you know of any examples where
a company has packaged Gutenprint under WSL (or a similar Linux-in-Windows
driver stack) as a polished, customer-friendly installer? Is it possible?

2) From your experience, do you think working with DEVMODE or Win32 APIs
might work with the original driver for my needs (2×6 strip-cut option
automatically)?

‫בתאריך יום ג׳, 3 ביוני 2025 ב-14:11 מאת ‪Till Kamppeter‬‏ <‪
til...@gm...‬‏>:‬

> You can run Linux printer drivers under Windows. The central component
> needed
> for that is WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). With this the driver work
> in a
> Linux environment embedded in Windows and makes itself available to
> Windows'
> printing environment as an emulation of a driverless IPP printer
> (Mopria-compatible).
>
> See this HOWTO:
>
> https://openprinting.github.io/wsl-printer-app/
>
> and also the older version, without Snap and compiling components, so
> easier in
> case you need to modify Gutenprint:
>
> https://openprinting.github.io/wsl-printer-app-compile/
>
> I hope this helps
>
>     Till
>
>
> On 6/1/25 13:34, שחר בן חמו wrote:
> > Dear Gutenprint Team,
> >
> > I’m developing a Windows-based photobooth product and am currently
> exploring
> > options for automatic printing with strip cutting (specifically, cutting
> a 4x6"
> > photo into two 2x6" strips) using dye-sublimation printers such as the
> DNP DS-
> > RX1/DS620, Mitsubishi CP-D80/D90, and Citizen CX/CY series.
> >
> > I understand that Gutenprint offers support for some of these printers
> on Linux
> > via CUPS and has implemented advanced capabilities such as multi-cut and
> strip
> > printing through custom PPDs. I’ve read references to Gutenprint’s
> support for
> > enabling 2-inch cutting with these printers, which is exactly what I
> need.
> >
> > However, since my target environment is Windows, I am trying to
> determine
> > whether Gutenprint or any related components (e.g., via a
> CUPS-on-Windows setup,
> > or exporting PPD capabilities to another stack) could be feasible in my
> case.
> > Alternatively, I’m considering using the Windows Print Spooler and Win32
> API
> > with the manufacturers’ official drivers, potentially modifying DEVMODE
> settings
> > to toggle the cutter programmatically.
> >
> > Given that background, I’d like to ask:
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     Do you believe Gutenprint (or any part of its architecture) can be
> >     effectively used on Windows to enable the kind of strip cutting I
> need?
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     Is there any way to leverage the Gutenprint drivers or PPD logic
> outside of
> >     CUPS (e.g., as a reference for building Windows-compatible
> workflows)?
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     In your experience, does the Windows Print Spooler/DEVMODE approach
> offer
> >     enough control to reliably achieve 2x6 cutting, or is Gutenprint
> (via CUPS/
> >     Linux) a more stable route?
> >
> > Any guidance or thoughts you could share would be deeply appreciated.
> I'm happy
> > to provide more technical details if needed.
> >
> > Thank you for your time and for the fantastic work on Gutenprint.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Shahar.
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Gimp-print-devel mailing list
> > Gim...@li...
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gimp-print-devel
>
>

Re: [Gimp-print-devel] [SPAM] Troubleshoot - Canon G3411

[Solomon P. <pi...@sh...>]

On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 11:57:09AM +0400, H Noor wrote:
> Could you please guide me on how to install the scanner driver for the
> Canon G3411? It is connected to our home Wi-Fi, but I am unable to scan
> using my MacBook.

Gutenprint stricly handles _printing_.  Scanning support (if any) is 
provided by other software, such as SANE:

  http://www.sane-project.org/

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FYI, sending this sort boilerplate crap to publicly archived mailing 
lists is a complete waste of elctrons.  Heck, it's a complete waste of 
electrons in *any* context, and carries precisely *zero* legal weight 
with random third parties that don't already have a signed 
confidentialty agreement with you.

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Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Questions about Gutenprint

[Solomon P. <pi...@sh...>]

On Sun, Jun 01, 2025 at 02:34:05PM +0300, שחר בן חמו wrote:
> However, since my target environment is Windows, I am trying to determine
> whether Gutenprint or any related components (e.g., via a CUPS-on-Windows
> setup, or exporting PPD capabilities to another stack) could be feasible in
> my case. Alternatively, I’m considering using the Windows Print Spooler and
> Win32 API with the manufacturers’ official drivers, potentially modifying
> DEVMODE settings to toggle the cutter programmatically.

Serious question: Why Windows?  It is an objectively poor platform for 
this sort of thing, especially if you deliberately try to bypass 
Windows' own printing infrastructure.

(Meanwhile, DNP's Windows drivers for these printers fully support 2x6" 
 strips, and I assume there is a programmic way for applications to 
 request specific print options when using the Windows printing APIs)

>    Do you believe Gutenprint (or any part of its architecture) can be
>    effectively used on Windows to enable the kind of strip cutting I need?

It's certainly _possible_ but it's creating a lot of extra work for yourself.

(I can't comment on the technical ability of CUPS to run _natively_ 
 under Windows but I know of folks that (1) manually generate rendered 
 files using their application or (2) invoke the Gutenprint CUPS filter 
 under Windows to produce rendered files and then (3) use the 
 selphy_print backend to handle communication with the printer.  In all 
 cases their application handles queueing/spooling/state.  They only did 
 this because they had a large legacy codebase that they considered infeasible
 to port)

>    Is there any way to leverage the Gutenprint drivers or PPD logic outside
>    of CUPS (e.g., as a reference for building Windows-compatible workflows)?

In the sense that the source code for all of this is provided under 
F/OSS terms, it's usable as a reference.  But you can cross-compile the 
binaries to run under Windows and execute them directly.  PPDs are still 
used for figuring out and specifying configurable options even if you 
don't use the rest of the CUPS infrastructure (eg for spooling etc)

>    In your experience, does the Windows Print Spooler/DEVMODE approach
>    offer enough control to reliably achieve 2x6 cutting, or is Gutenprint (via
>    CUPS/Linux) a more stable route?

I'm not familiar with the nuances of Windows's printing APIs, but I have 
to imagine it is more "reliable" or "stable" to use the infrastructure 
that Windows provides versus effectively rolling your own custom 
approach. (Assuming that it can provide the technical capabilities you 
require)

Meanwhile, as Till already pointed out, another approach is to run 
CUPS+Gutenprint natively under WSL, which is effectively a full-featured 
Linux VM running under Windows.  That still leaves the question of how 
your photobooth application would interact with the printer, but it is 
my understanding that the latest Windows 11 release provides a native 
IPP print client, and if that's not viable for whatever reason there are 
multiple third-party IPP client libraries. Or you could also roll your 
own minimal interface using curl or some other http library.

(This is because CUPS provides a usable IPP experience for "classic" 
PPD-based printer drivers.  Though there are some annoying bugs if 
you're not on the latest release..)

Best of luck,

 - Solomon
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Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Questions about Gutenprint

[Till K. <til...@gm...>]

You can run Linux printer drivers under Windows. The central component needed 
for that is WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). With this the driver work in a 
Linux environment embedded in Windows and makes itself available to Windows' 
printing environment as an emulation of a driverless IPP printer 
(Mopria-compatible).

See this HOWTO:

https://openprinting.github.io/wsl-printer-app/

and also the older version, without Snap and compiling components, so easier in 
case you need to modify Gutenprint:

https://openprinting.github.io/wsl-printer-app-compile/

I hope this helps

    Till


On 6/1/25 13:34, שחר בן חמו wrote:
> Dear Gutenprint Team,
> 
> I’m developing a Windows-based photobooth product and am currently exploring 
> options for automatic printing with strip cutting (specifically, cutting a 4x6" 
> photo into two 2x6" strips) using dye-sublimation printers such as the DNP DS- 
> RX1/DS620, Mitsubishi CP-D80/D90, and Citizen CX/CY series.
> 
> I understand that Gutenprint offers support for some of these printers on Linux 
> via CUPS and has implemented advanced capabilities such as multi-cut and strip 
> printing through custom PPDs. I’ve read references to Gutenprint’s support for 
> enabling 2-inch cutting with these printers, which is exactly what I need.
> 
> However, since my target environment is Windows, I am trying to determine 
> whether Gutenprint or any related components (e.g., via a CUPS-on-Windows setup, 
> or exporting PPD capabilities to another stack) could be feasible in my case. 
> Alternatively, I’m considering using the Windows Print Spooler and Win32 API 
> with the manufacturers’ official drivers, potentially modifying DEVMODE settings 
> to toggle the cutter programmatically.
> 
> Given that background, I’d like to ask:
> 
>   *
> 
>     Do you believe Gutenprint (or any part of its architecture) can be
>     effectively used on Windows to enable the kind of strip cutting I need?
> 
>   *
> 
>     Is there any way to leverage the Gutenprint drivers or PPD logic outside of
>     CUPS (e.g., as a reference for building Windows-compatible workflows)?
> 
>   *
> 
>     In your experience, does the Windows Print Spooler/DEVMODE approach offer
>     enough control to reliably achieve 2x6 cutting, or is Gutenprint (via CUPS/
>     Linux) a more stable route?
> 
> Any guidance or thoughts you could share would be deeply appreciated. I'm happy 
> to provide more technical details if needed.
> 
> Thank you for your time and for the fantastic work on Gutenprint.
> 
> Best regards,
> Shahar.
> 
> 
> 
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[Gimp-print-devel] Questions about Gutenprint

[שחר בן ח. <sha...@gm...>]

Dear Gutenprint Team,

I’m developing a Windows-based photobooth product and am currently
exploring options for automatic printing with strip cutting (specifically,
cutting a 4x6" photo into two 2x6" strips) using dye-sublimation printers
such as the DNP DS-RX1/DS620, Mitsubishi CP-D80/D90, and Citizen CX/CY
series.

I understand that Gutenprint offers support for some of these printers on
Linux via CUPS and has implemented advanced capabilities such as multi-cut
and strip printing through custom PPDs. I’ve read references to
Gutenprint’s support for enabling 2-inch cutting with these printers, which
is exactly what I need.

However, since my target environment is Windows, I am trying to determine
whether Gutenprint or any related components (e.g., via a CUPS-on-Windows
setup, or exporting PPD capabilities to another stack) could be feasible in
my case. Alternatively, I’m considering using the Windows Print Spooler and
Win32 API with the manufacturers’ official drivers, potentially modifying
DEVMODE settings to toggle the cutter programmatically.

Given that background, I’d like to ask:

   -

   Do you believe Gutenprint (or any part of its architecture) can be
   effectively used on Windows to enable the kind of strip cutting I need?
   -

   Is there any way to leverage the Gutenprint drivers or PPD logic outside
   of CUPS (e.g., as a reference for building Windows-compatible workflows)?
   -

   In your experience, does the Windows Print Spooler/DEVMODE approach
   offer enough control to reliably achieve 2x6 cutting, or is Gutenprint (via
   CUPS/Linux) a more stable route?

Any guidance or thoughts you could share would be deeply appreciated. I'm
happy to provide more technical details if needed.

Thank you for your time and for the fantastic work on Gutenprint.

Best regards,
Shahar.

[Gimp-print-devel] Troubleshoot - Canon G3411

[H N. <huz...@gm...>]

Hi,

I hope you're doing well.

Could you please guide me on how to install the scanner driver for the
Canon G3411? It is connected to our home Wi-Fi, but I am unable to scan
using my MacBook.

Looking forward to your assistance.


Regards,


Huzefa Noor






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[Gimp-print-devel] Canon LBP7010C - Status of unsupported printer

[xXTHEPOWAHXx YT <the...@gm...>]

Hello.
I'm writing this email because I have a problem with my printer and I
really want to be able to use it on a linux machine and not rely on a
virtual machine.

So, the drivers of this printer were provided by Canon's official website
until some months ago, when it figured as 'not available'. I have to say
that, before the drivers became unavailable, I tried installing them and
running them, but as the driver was outdated by almost 10 YEARS, it was
unable to work with the new dependencies.

I just want to know if there is some progress with this printer being made
to being included on the list of compatible drivers with gutenprint. If
not, I'm willing to collaborate with anything needed (I don't have any idea
but I'd like to learn).

Thanks a lot, I'm waiting for your response.

Re: [Gimp-print-devel] installation problem

[Solomon P. <pi...@sh...>]

On Wed, May 07, 2025 at 03:24:21PM +0300, ugrycsn--- via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
> I have Mac mini macOS 15.4.1 an ı want to install hp laserjet p 1006. Please help me

To quote the Gutenprint web site:

Macintosh OS Users!

As of July 7, 2024 the Gutenprint project has formally deprecated MacOS 
support. This means that no further MacOS-compatible binaries will be 
produced.

Gutenprint has not had an active MacOS maintainer for over three years, 
and the remaining developers lack the technical ability to produce MacOS 
binaries, much less undertake the substantial amount of work necessary 
to produce, test, and support binaries on newer (post-Mojave/10.14) 
MacOS releases.

For older versions (<= 10.14) of MacOS, there is a Gutenprint web page 
for OS X that answers most questions on how to use Gutenprint and 
Gimp-Print with OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" and beyond, and provides direct 
download links.

 - Solomon
-- 
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                                      @pizza:shaftnet dot org   (matrix)
Dowling Park, FL                      speachy (libera.chat)

[Gimp-print-devel] installation problem

[<ug...@ic...>]

I have Mac mini macOS 15.4.1 an ı want to install hp laserjet p 1006. Please help me

[Gimp-print-devel] Hello:

[scansino <sca...@gm...>]

<html><body>Hello,<br><br>I'm trying to install the drivers for a hp 1020 printer which needs to work in a MAC OS.<br><br>I've downloaded the guttenberg 5.4.3 versión and the nearest printer in the list is for hp 1022. Even though the drivers have been installed successfully, the printer doesn't work in my LaserJet hp 1020.<br><br>Anyone could help me with thos issue?<br><br>Thanks in advance.<br><br><div class="signature">--<br>Enviado con la aplicación GMX Mail</div></body></html>