ppd pageSize weirdness

Alex Cohen naftaly at me.com
Mon Aug 2 09:47:29 PDT 2010


The code i was using was downloaded directly from the cups.org main page. I just tried reverting back to 136.13 and it all works.

AC

> Hmm, I just checked this on trunk with the same locale settings and PPD =
> and was unable to reproduce it.
>
> I'd try updating to the current stable release of CUPS (1.4.4) or report =
> the problem to Oracle since it appears to be an issue with their version =
> of CUPS.
>
> On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Alex Cohen wrote:
>
> > Here you go:
> >=20
> > http://toomuchspace.com/cups/HP_Color_LaserJet_CP1518ni__8C61F6_.ppd
> >=20
> > AC
> >=20
> >> Can you post a URL to your PPD file?
> >>=20
> >> On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Alex Cohen wrote:
> >>=20
> >>> I'm using ppdOpenFile to get a pointer to a ppd_t, then i'm =
> iterating =3D
> >> over the ppd_size_t's using ppd->num_sizes. Then i'm accessing the =3D
> >> ppd_size_t's width and length. The values I get back are always =3D
> >> -1610443520.000000. The version of cups is 1.4.4.
> >>> =3D20
> >>> Here are some relevant ( i think ) parts of the PPD file:
> >>> =3D20
> >>> *PageSize Letter/Letter: "
> >>> =3D20
> >>> 	<</PageSize [612 792] /ImagingBBox null>> setpagedevice"
> >>> *End
> >>> =3D20
> >>> *PageSize Legal/Legal: "
> >>> =3D20
> >>> 	<</PageSize [612 1008] /ImagingBBox null>> setpagedevice"
> >>> *End
> >>> =3D20
> >>> thx
> >>> AC
> >>> =3D20
> >>>> AC
> >>>> =3D20
> >>>> What do you mean by "all wrong"?  What exactly are you seeing?  =3D
> >> Please
> >>>> include the relevant portion of your PPD, your invocation of =3D
> >> ppdPageSize()
> >>>> and what version of CUPS you are using.
> >>>> =3D20
> >>>> -Chad
> >>>> =3D20
> >>>> On 8/2/10 10:24 AM, "Alex Cohen" <naftaly at me.com> thusly spake:
> >>>> =3D20
> >>>>> Hello,
> >>>>> =3D20
> >>>>> I'm using the ppd functions to parse a PPD file. Everything seems =
> to =3D
> >> parse ok
> >>>>> except for PageSizes, all of the float values that specify the =3D
> >> dimensions come
> >>>>> as all wrong. Has anyone seen anything similar to this? Is this a =
> =3D
> >> know bug?
> >>>>> =3D20
> >>>>> thx
> >>>>> =3D20
> >>>>> AC
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> >>>> =3D20
> >>>> Chad Hulbert
> >>>> Software Engineer
> >>>> Xerox Corporation
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> >>>> Webster, NY 14580
> >>>> =3D20
> >>>> p 585.427.3295  (8*707.3295)
> >>>> =3D20
> >>> =3D20
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> >>=20
> >> =
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> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
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