Re: PPD files
In cleaning up my desk, I ran across a sheet of old notes that
somewhat answers my own question. 'defoma-psfont-installer' is
the command I was trying to recall that requested PPD files.
Still not sure what this is all about, however.
Paul
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> > > I'm trying to figure out exactly what the PPD file thing is about.
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > These files define the capabilities of a printer. You can download the
> > appropriate ppd file from linuxprinting.org or (sometimes) from the
> > vendor's site. They are just plain text files, so if you want to know
> > what's in them just fire up vim and take a look. One of the packages
> > using ppd files is cups, might that be the one you're thinking about?
> >
> > Grx HdV
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> Yes, I've definitely noticed the correlation between CUPS and PPD
> files but I don't have CUPS installed on any of my machines.
>
> Thanks for the explanation of PPD files yet I should have been more
> explicit. I realize a PPD file provides information regarding
> Postscript commands/capabilities? of a particular printer but, I
> guess, my question is more . . . how, when and why would one use it?
> And what package could it have been that encouraged me to provide PPD
> files (knowing I don't have CUPS installed I'm assuming it is a common
> Debian package)?
>
> I currently use lprng with the ifhp package (hp print filters) for
> printing. I noticed recently when trying to get a PCL only
> printer working that the foomatic config script put a line
> ":ppdfile=<path>" in the printcap. Is there any advantage with using
> this with my "ordinary" entries (or is this essentially what the
> ifhp filter is doing through another means)?
>
> Yesterday, I found a package called "hp-ppd". I installed this (not
> knowing exactly what it was getting me) and apparently it provides PPD
> files for HP printers. But then what . . . unless you use the
> "ppdfile=" entry in printcap but . . . what does that get you? I also
> noticed a package called "lpr-ppd". How does this compare with lprng
> and when/why would one choose to use this for his print spooler? This
> is more along the line of my inquiry(ies).
>
> Paul
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