[cups.development] Filters and rotation

[Helge Blischke]

Tim Waugh wrote:

> Note that I'm not asking so much for help with a specific problem, but
> asking for some clarification about how these filters are supposed to
> work in general.
> 
> Should pstoraster have to do its own rotation, or should it already be
> in the right orientation for rasterizing already?
> 
> Tim.
> */

The pstoraster filter already does it's own rotation (although only in a 
direction hardwired into the code).
For a - in my opinion - more general solution look into the gstoraster 
filter (see the links on the CUPS website) which in addition honours the 
*LandscapeOrientation PPD keyword.

Helge