On Sep 26 2007 11:42, James Knott wrote: >> >> Well it does want a driver, and that is reasonable. I for my part >> prefer the CUPS Postscript one available somewhere at the cups site; >> a package that does both b/w and color is at [2] >> >> [2] http://jengelh.hopto.org/f/cups6c.zip >> > I have never had to download a driver, postscript or other, to talk > to CUPS. I simply configure CUPS for the printer and then point > the Windows computer at the CUPS server. However, you may need a > printer driver for Windows, if the printer is not already > supported.
Well well, hold it. Sometimes there is a reason you want Windows to send Postscript instead of raster or printer-specific command (aka "raw").. which is what most printer drivers actually do. For example, if you want job logging[1] or let CUPS do the rasterization, or... [1] gv /var/spool/cups/d01234-001 yup, that's all and you know what your users printed. :) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
