Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Customizing paper list

[Patrick <pat...@ne...>]

Hi

Thank you very much

Indeed the super-B is the A3+. I assume the reason is printer manufacturors have to implement the legacy sizes for all the 
continants, The A3+ super-B is an invention to cut out in order to print without margins. Then manufacturors chose a size that 
contains all theese large legacy format

The version I have compiled are 5.3.1, 5.2.14 and 5.2.15, gimp is 2.8, the printer is an HP officejet 7110, it is claim to support 
(only) PCL3

I tried a print but the super-B is only in the combo box if the printer selected is the generic PCL LF.

In this case the printer crashes when receive the task. I have to shut it down via the power cord. It restarts properly.

It think the best way is to patch Gutenprint to support large papers in case of the 7110.



Next step is to support "dual super-B". I have 914mm plotter rolls. By cutting 330mm strips and supplying by hand, I should be able 
to print on 13x36 inches. I assume I have to create an entry in the xml papers file.

Thanks

Patrick


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Krawitz [mailto:rl...@al...]
Sent: dimanche 23 juin 2019 17:41
To: pat...@ne...
Cc: gim...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Customizing paper list

On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 17:05:08 +0200, Patrick wrote:
> Hello
>
> I would like to patch gutenprint to allow to display only my list of
> paper format
>
> I found some paper and printer xml files in the <root>/src/xml
> directory
>
> But I can't see any link that customize the paper size list in the GUI.
>
> Can somebody points to me the relevant files.
>
> My problem is to access to the A3 AND A3+ formats. If I set "custom", the GUI always reset to the A4 size. If I choose the printer 
> generic -> PCL LF, I have the A3 but not the A3+ and the custom has disappeared.
>
> Thanks
>
> Patrick
>
> PS I don't use cups, only gimp + gutenprint

What version of Gutenprint?  What printer?

This paper size is referred to as "Super B" in Gutenprint.  It appears that A3+ is the same: 
https://www.papersizes.org/a-paper-sizes.htm
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