Re: CUPS and LJ (was Re: LaserJet Plus and Samba)
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, D-Man wrote:
> | 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.
Do you have a CD that came with your printer? Mine did, and I found a ppd
file there. If not, you could look on the HP website (I think you said
your printer is HP) and you might find it there. I found a slightly out of
date ppd file for my printer on the web site, and a more recent one on the
CD.
Faheem.
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