Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Epson 640 questions

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

   Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 00:11:38 +0200
   From: Jim Mintha <ji...@ic...>

   On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 05:28:41PM -0400, Robert L Krawitz wrote:
   >    - I wasn't getting the chance to enter a print command in the dialog.
   >    It seems that the program is using "lpc status" to get printers and
   >    expects lines like:
   >    printer1:
   >    instead of lprng's 
   >    printer1@dodo
   >    After patching print.c I was able to print directly to the printer.  
   > 
   > The Setup button lets you set the printer command.

   Sorry should have been more clear.  If it does not find any printers
   (because of the different lpc output), the printer command field is
   disabled.  

The current mechanism is so incredibly fragile.  I'd actually really
like to rip out this autodetect stuff altogether.  Maybe for default
printers just define the "file" pseudoprinter, a default printer using
lpr if lpr exists, a default printer using lp if lp exists, and (more
importantly) a Create Printer dialog.  Mitsch or Steve, feel like
putting in a Create Printer?A

   > The 640 is supposedly not capable of 1440 dpi (although the 660 is).
   > I can't find the 640 on Epson's web site any more (it's been replaced
   > by the 660), but I thought I remembered that the 640 is only capable
   > of 720.  Maybe I'm confusing that with variable dot size.

   No it supports 1440x720 (it replaced the 600)  You can get the specs
   on it and other older ones by going to support, choose the printer,
   and then choose documentation - PDF format only.

   Basic specs:
   Black 64 nozzles
   Colour 96 (32 per colour)
   Max: 1440x720

If you'd like, you could try changing

  /* 11: Stylus Color 640 */
  {
    (MODEL_INIT_STANDARD | MODEL_HASBLACK_YES
     | MODEL_6COLOR_NO | MODEL_720DPI_DEFAULT | MODEL_VARIABLE_NORMAL
     | MODEL_COMMAND_1999 | MODEL_GRAYMODE_YES | MODEL_1440DPI_NO),
    32, 8, 64, 720, 0, 3, INCH_8_5, INCH_14, 9, 9, 9, 18
  },

to

  /* 11: Stylus Color 640 */
  {
    (MODEL_INIT_STANDARD | MODEL_HASBLACK_YES
     | MODEL_6COLOR_NO | MODEL_720DPI_DEFAULT | MODEL_VARIABLE_NORMAL
     | MODEL_COMMAND_1999 | MODEL_GRAYMODE_YES | MODEL_1440DPI_YES),
    32, 8, 64, 360, 0, 3, INCH_8_5, INCH_14, 9, 9, 9, 18
  },

and see if that works.

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