On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 11:41:00PM -0700, David Smead wrote: | Thanks for the Cups suggestion. I've now spent a little time evaluating | that pathway. It smells a little like bait and switch.
I understand what you are saying, but only if I stop at the drivers that EasySoft ships with CUPS. You need to look elsewhere for the rest of the drivers. For Real Printers (postscript) you can get a PPD from anywhere -- from Adobe, from HP, from Windows. (if you copy from windows be aware that it names the file *.SPD and is Mac-text format) | I have three printers - a 300 dpi HP LaserJet III, a 600 dpi HP LaserJet | 4, and a 1200 dpi HP 8100 DN with duplexer. The later printer is used for | data sheets, manuals, and catalogs, printed on 11 by 17 sheets. All | printers accept PostScript. What I need to do is move PostScript files to | them . . . period. I don't have any 8100s around here (I don't think) but I added that printer anyways and in the configuration options I have the following choices : Density: 1-5 inclusive Economy Mode: Economy, Standard Ghostscript Resolution: 150, 300, 600, 1200 Memory Booster Technology: Auto, Off, On REt Setting: Dark, Light, Medium, Off Double Sided Printing: Off, Long Edge, Short Edge Media Source: Default, Manual, Tray [123] Page Size: <lots> | What I don't need is something sitting between the document and the | printer that limits resolution to 600 dpi. Of course I can pony up a few | farthings and get support for 1200 dpi, but --- I originally managed to | get lprng working under RH, so I think I'll spend some more time trying to | get it working with Debian. I think CUPS will do exactly what you want. The particular driver I'm mentioning here is HP LaserJet 8100, Foomatic + Postscript and is found in the cupsomatic-ppd package. I just took another look at it -- the description says it now it is only a transition to the foomatic-bin and foomatic-db packages, but that is incorrect. The foomatic-db package appears to only have drivers for printers handled by gimp-print. The PPDs for the rest of the printers are still in the cupsomatic-ppd package. I've been using it for quite a while now with several printers and rather like it. | Yes, the interface is nice, but in my case it's like using a flame | thrower to make toast. Some people like their toast black ;-). (I don't) -D -- He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded. Proverbs 13:13 GnuPG key : http://dman.ddts.net/~dman/public_key.gpg
pgpJXDcu1OO0Z.pgp
Description: PGP signature