Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Gutenprint and Epson Pro 7900

[Robert K. <rl...@al...>]

Please reply-all rather than just reply.  Thanks.

On 1/18/21 11:38 AM, Ronald Jensen wrote:
> I made it work while testing at home with my small printer.
> 
> But now I cannot seem to find the right XML for the Pro 7900
> 
> Mine has the SpectroProofer installed. But I guess that it is still model 116??
> 
> I edit the "escp2/model/base/pro_ultrachrome_k3v10.xml” but I cannot make it read the correct file as I could at home with my R2400?
> 
> Can you give me a hint on why?

Look at the PPD file you're using for the printer.  Is it in fact using model 116?  If it's using
something different, you'll have to chase down which inks file is being used.

>> Den 15. jan. 2021 kl. 23.22 skrev Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...>:
>>
>> On 1/15/21 5:10 PM, Ronald Jensen wrote:
>>> Thanks! Actually I just did some testing at home with my R2400. Awesome software. Very easy to use. With a little help from my older Debian brother 'Dr. Jones'.
>>>
>>> I am looking so much forward to do some hacking on the big machine.. 
>>>
>>> Thank you for responding!
>>
>> (please reply-all)
>>
>> To track down what you need to edit:
>>
>> I'm not sure where the .xml files live on OS X; on Linux they usually live in
>> /usr/share/gutenprint/5.2/xml.  Anyway, once you find those:
>>
>> * First, look for the model number in xml/printers/escp2.xml.  You'll find this definition:
>>
>>      <printer translate="name" name="Epson Stylus Pro 7900"
>> deviceid="MFG:EPSON;CMD:ESCPL2,BDC,D4,D4PX;MDL:Stylus Pro 7900;CLS:PRINTER;DES:EPSON Stylus Pro
>> 7900;" driver="escp2-7900" manufacturer="Epson" model="116" parameters="standard_params" />
>>
>> That indicates that it's model 116.
>>
>> * Next, look in xml/escp2/models/model_116.xml.  You'll find:
>>
>> <escp2Model id="116" base="escp2/model/base/pro_ultrachrome_k3v10.xml">
>>
>> * So, look there:
>>
>> The important thing here is the inks:
>>
>> <inkGroup src="escp2/inks/pro_ultrachrome_k3v10.xml"/>
>>
>> Looking in that file, you'll find definitions like this:
>>
>>    <subchannel color="0" subchannel="0" name="Black" text="Black" translate="text">
>>
>> It looks like I also found the right channel numbers for orange and green:
>>
>>    <subchannel color="10" name="Orange" text="Orange" translate="text">
>>
>> and
>>
>>    <subchannel color="11" name="Green" text="Green" translate="text">
>>
>> So whichever physical channel you put the black in, replace the
>>
>> color="0"
>>
>> with
>>
>> color="10" (or 11)
>>
>> and do it for all of the definitions in that file.  That *should* get you where you want to be.