Bug#329027: The PPD files are fine, the bug is in whatever is processing them
Selon Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>:
> reassign 329027 gutenprint
> retitle 329027 broken implementation of PPD ImageableArea processing
> thanks
>
> On Sat, 20 May 2006, gpe wrote:
> > The line 253 of the file /usr/share/ppd/hplip/HP-DeskJet_5652-hpijs.ppd
> > (*ImageableArea A4/A4: "9.72 36 585.28 833") contains values with decimal
> > point.
>
> Adobe PPD specification version 4.3, page 102:
>
> "The bounding box value of *Imageable Area is given as four real numbers..."
>
> Whatever is not processing this right needs to be fixed. I am not sure it
> is gutenprint, might be one of the ghostscripts for all I know. Please
> reassign/clone the bug as necessary.
>
> And whatever is not processing this right, it is going to break in at least
> 608 PPDs shipped by Debian (and I don't even have all PPD files installed,
> just all the hpijs ones plus all the postscript printer ones from
> linuxprinting.org). So it better get fixed ASAP.
>
I've made a test with (*ImageableArea A4/A4: "9 36 586 833") instead of
(*ImageableArea A4/A4: "9.72 36 585.28 833") and now the preview in gutenprint
is good but the impression is bad, there is a shift to the bottom.
gpe
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