Digital BW, The Print

Hi Roy,

I used webmin to get into the defined printer and managed to change the ppd
without any problem. Now when I go to cups admin I can set the various
parameters just as you suggested should happen. Next job will be to print
something. Gimp-print still won't provide the proper choices so I need to
work out a new printing work flow.

thanks for the help.

Roger
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Roy Harrington [mailto:roy@...]
  Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:23 PM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] QUAD2-RIP



  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
  >



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