Re: CUPS and LJ (was Re: LaserJet Plus and Samba)
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 03:28:10PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote:
| D-Man <dsh8290@rit.edu> writes:
|
| > Either the printer has a PS interpreter in it (my LJIIIp has one as an
| > add-on card) or you need to convert the PS into its flavor of PCL.
| [...]
| > I am using CUPS with my printer, and according to the LCD
| > it is getting PCL data through lp0 even though I sent PS to lpr.
|
I actually like using PCL because the printouts arrive faster than
with PS, usually. I have nothing against PS, only that my (old)
printer is slow.
| The default laserjet PPD files convert everything to PCL. You should
Oh, ok.
| probably find a specific PPD for your printer (or PS card), which
| would eliminate the conversion to PCL, give you accurate margins, and
| enable any features the printer has (such as paper tray selection).
That's a nice idea . . . now where do I find such a thing? Do you
know of any FM to R regarding the format and options in a PPD file? I
did a little tweaking of mine file and changed "LanguageLevel" from
"2" to "1". I relied on intuition and the knowledge that my old PS
cartridge only handles PS-L1, not L2 or L3 so I was hoping that would
help. At first I could only send pure text to the printer, or I would
get garbage output. Now I can send PS (I don't think PDFs work yet)
and get what I expect.
-D
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