Digital BW, The Print

Well, I can insert foot into mouth pretty well.

When I was searching for a stylus rip replacement recently, I ran accross
Gutenprint but downloaded the Ghostscript instead.
I was too lazy to double check what I downloaded.

I'd use Gimp more if it had CYMK. It probably does by now.

gar


  -----Original Message-----
  From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Ernst
Dinkla
  Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:29 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Gutenprint


  Gary W. Weaver wrote:
  > Gutenprint is a PostScript thingy that is available for Windows and
possibly
  > other OS. Linux is more standard than Windows, BTW.
  >
  > gar

  Gutenprint used to be called Gimp-Print in earlier versions,
  the last was also available in Mac OS-X versions as it was a
  substitute for the lacking OS-X printer drivers at that time.
  The new name was one of many changes in Gimp-print at that
  stage, at the same time 16 bit computations throughout were
  introduced, 32 or 64 channels can be addressed. In that sense
  it is more advanced than what the other OSses offer at this
  moment.

  QTR is based on Gimp-print (8 bit mainly).

  GutenPrint can be used in tandem with good old GhostScript
  which will do the Postscript rendering. GutenPrint on itself
  isn't Postscript compatible. GutenPrint isn't available for
  Windows but probably usable on Mac OS-X as that is yet another
  Unix offspring.

  On BO use: If the 16 bit is available on the monochrome
  setting in the driver (black) then it might even be better
  than what is available in normal Windows and OS-X drivers. It
  will not have the control QTR offers though.

  Ernst

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  Ernst Dinkla

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