[cups.development] How to show printer resident fonts in write?

[Hin-Tak Leung]

AFAIK CUPS does not use non-postscript printer's resident fonts - that's certainly the case for HP PCL/PXL or compatible printers. Many [all?] of those printers have PCL resident fonts. AFAIK CUPS ignore non-postscript printer's resident fonts, and just does full-page graphics in most cases.

Somebody more knowledgeable on CUPS' non-postscript functionality, please correct me if I am wrong.

Also, AFAIK, current CUPS (or current Linux/ghostscript based printing) already can print to many Epson(?) 24-pin dot matrix printers. Have your checked the CUPS DDK yet, how CUPS interact with Epson dot matrix printers?

--- On Mon, 2/1/12, Gurmeet Singh <gurmeet.janjua at yahoo.in> wrote:

> > Hi,
> >
> > I am working on to develop a driver for 24 pin dot
> matrix printer using CUPS on Ubuntu. Printer has some
> resident fonts which i have mentioned in ppd file but now i
> want when driver installed on system then font should
> display in writer's font combo box like in libreoffice
> writer.
> >
> > Welcome if anybody share the procedure or some
> relevant links.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Gurmeet Singh
> 
> 
> Hi Experts,
> 
> Please help me.
> I have done same in windows but here i am confused because
> this is automatic in case of windows DDK. By giving the
> reference of ..ufm font files in gpd file we can solve the
> purpose but i don't know how it is possible through cups.
> Thanks.
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