See http://blog.schlomo.schapiro.org/2015/01/ppd-pimp-your-printer- driver.html, I don't know how to get my fix upstream :-(
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to hplip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1385055 Title: HP Officejet Pro X476dw MFP prints in 300dpi Status in HP Linux Imaging and Printing: New Status in hplip package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Running Ubuntu 14.04 running stock hplip 3.14.3 Printer HP Officejet Pro X476dw MFP hp-check -t output is attached Problem: Initially I noticed that printing documents with Hebrew fonts results in low quality with fuzzy lines. After some debugging I was able to trace this down to the fact that by default CUPS converts the print job to a 300dpi PS before giving it to the hp driver: D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:01 +0200] [Job 261] Printer make and model: HP HP Officejet Pro X576dw MFP D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:01 +0200] [Job 261] Running command line for pstops: pstops 261 schlomo hebrew-test.pdf 1 'finishings=3 media=iso_a4_210x297mm output-bin=face-down print-color-mode=color print-quality=4 sides=one-sided job-uuid=urn:uuid:c1da9224-d10b-3c2f-6a99-487121b8864c job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1414128121 time-at-processing=1414128121 Duplex=None PageSize=A4' D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:01 +0200] [Job 261] No resolution information found in the PPD file. D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:01 +0200] [Job 261] Using image rendering resolution 300 dpi D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:01 +0200] [Job 261] Running command line for gs: gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dSAFER -sDEVICE=ps2write -sOUTPUTFILE=%stdout -dLanguageLevel=3 -r300 -dCompressFonts=false -dNoT3CCITT -dNOINTERPOLATE -c 'save pop' -f /var/spool/cups/tmp/066575456f596 I was able to fix the problem by adding this resolution setting to the PPD: *DefaultResolution: 600x600dpi As a result the print job is converted at 600dpi instead of 300dpi which leads to the expected good result: D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:33 +0200] [Job 262] Printer make and model: HP HP Officejet Pro X576dw MFP D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:33 +0200] [Job 262] Running command line for pstops: pstops 262 schlomo hebrew-test.pdf 1 'Duplex=None finishings=3 media=iso_a4_210x297mm output-bin=face-down print-color-mode=color print-quality=4 sides=two-sided-long-edge job-uuid=urn:uuid:83e69459-c350-37e5-417d-9ca00f8c6bd9 job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1414128153 time-at-processing=1414128153 PageSize=A4' D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:33 +0200] [Job 262] Using image rendering resolution 600 dpi D [24/Oct/2014:07:22:33 +0200] [Job 262] Running command line for gs: gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dSAFER -sDEVICE=ps2write -sOUTPUTFILE=%stdout -dLanguageLevel=3 -r600 -dCompressFonts=false -dNoT3CCITT -dNOINTERPOLATE -c 'save pop' -f /var/spool/cups/tmp/0666d544aec68 I think that the PPD is broken because it does not specify a resolution. It would be nice if the PPD could be fixed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1385055/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
