On Tue 12 Nov 2019 at 19:51:42 -0000, Dan Purgert wrote: > Brian wrote: > > On Tue 12 Nov 2019 at 11:30:33 -0000, Dan Purgert wrote: > > > >> I believe the newest printers offer a way to print "driverless" via IPP > > > > "Newest" encompasses the past 5-10 years. > > Yeah, meant "newer" there. Have had my current lasers longer than that, > so ... :/ > > > > >> told it via the control channel gets you a nice document. Though, that > >> might just be vaporware at the moment. > > > > Vaporware? Are you aware of the effort put in by upstream CUPS and > > cups-filters to support modern printers? Driverless printing is a > > reality now and is the future. > > Not really, tbh. I haven't had to look that deeply into the state of > printing in ... well, much longer than I thought it'd been this morning. > > Time flies :|
So, when CUPS ceases to support PPDs (probably in a couple of years), your and mine classic printers will cease to work. Is there a magic wand someone can wave? -- Brian.