printing options

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
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> hi!
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> i'm developing a custom linux driver for an old non-postscript printer (a custom filter based on the cups ddk, while using the default parallel port backend). so far i've had considerable success with the printer driver as i can now successfuly print. most of the time that is. :)
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> right now i'm trying to tailor the ppd file for printing options like supported media types and sizes, etc. my question: is there a way to automatically set standard printing options based on the selected ppd options? for example, automatically setting the "mirror" or "scaling" options if a particular media type is selected, like "transparency". i can manipulate the raster data from inside the filter depending on the media type selected, but i guess it would be much more efficient if i let ghostscript do the work.
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> many thanks!
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> michael.q

Sorry mate, tried implementing that once. Seems the imagetoraster filter (at least the one that shipped with fedora2) doesn't support the mirror option (flipping the image).

-Danny