Digital BW, The Print

Roger,

I don't have Linux so I'm not familiar with the programs Reinier mentioned
but here's the basic idea of how it should all work.

The PPD files are the main glue that connects everything together.  QTR
has it's own complete set of these PPD files.  The QTR versions all have
".quad." in their file names and they should be in the same directory as
the ordinary gimp-print PPDs.  
Internally the main differences in QTR PPDs are:
1) they have all the selections for QTR curves etc.
2) they specify the special CUPS filter rastertoprinter-quad
3) they have QuadToneRIP as the "Manufacturer" instead of Epson.
   -- this should just group them separately

Here are a couple of things to try:
If you can Add the printer with the ordinary PPD, you ought to be able
to then use "lpadmin" to change the PPD to the QTR PPD.
The cups browser interface http://localhost:631 ought to let you
select default values for all the QTR special parameters.
There is also "lpoptions" which may work as well.
At that point as long as lp or lpr or gtklp honor what's in the PPD
you should be able to print thru quadtonerip.

Roy

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roger L Sopher" 
<rlsopher@c...> wrote:
> Hi Reinier,
> 
> The problem isn't being able to print. I can print with the gimp-print
> plugin from gimp using the cups epson drivers without any problem. In fact I
> have produced a number of rather nice black only prints that way. My problem
> is defining a printer using Roy's modified drivers. When I try to add a new
> printer none of the QTR printers show up, only those on the original "cups
> list."  I am obviously missing a step but what it is is beyond me at the
> moment. QTR2 is installed and the various elements are where they ought to
> be - they just don't show up in trying to define a new printer. arrrrrgh.
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Reinier van der Ryst [mailto:rvdryst@t...]
>   Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:38 AM
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] QUAD2-RIP
> 
> 
>   From: "Roger Sopher" <rlsopher@c...>
>   > However, when I bring gimp-print
>   > up (from right clicking a gimp image) I'll be dipped if I can get the
>   > quad series of printers to show up when I hit new.
> 
>   I am running QTR2 on Debian and I just use Gtklp to print.
>   Qtcups and Xpp are also available, although with Xpp the tabs get very
>   squashed up.
> 
>   I do my photo editing using Picture Windows running under Wine.
>   ( www.dl-c.com for PW and on the main screen do a search for Linux
>   to get you going on Wine.)
> 
>   Reinier
>