Using ddk options in general setup to be overridden during print job

[Michael Sweet]

Johan,

You don't want to use installable options for things like this.  Regular options with a choice marked as default ("*Choice Foo ...") is the way to go.


On Jan 31, 2012, at 3:58 AM, Johan Henselmans <johan at netsense.nl> wrote:

> I have set some options for the printer in the InstallableOptions, so 
> that the printer by default prints in a certain way:
> 
> 
>   Group "InstallableOptions/Options Installed"
>     Option "CutMedia/Cut Labels" PickOne AnySetup 10
>       Choice "False/No" "<</CutMedia 0>>setpagedevice"
>       Choice "PerLabel/After Each Label" "<</CutMedia 4>>setpagedevice"
>       *Choice "AllLabels/After All Labels Are Printed" "<</CutMedia 
> 2>>setpagedevice"
> 
> 
> But I want to be able to override that for a specific print jobs:
> 
>   Group "General"
>     Option "CutMedia2/Cut Labels" PickOne AnySetup 10
>       Choice "None/Do not change default options" ""
>       Choice "False/No" "<</CutMedia 0>>setpagedevice"
>       Choice "PerLabel/After Each Label" "<</CutMedia 4>>setpagedevice"
>       Choice "AllLabels/After All Labels Are Printed" "<</CutMedia 
> 2>>setpagedevice"
> 
> 
> The latter options are shown in the Printer Features sub panel in the 
> print panel.
> 
> 
> In the driver setup this picks up the options that I have set, and shows 
> the chosen options if I want to change it afterward, but how can I pick 
> up these settings in the General or Extra group so that the chosen 
> options in the printer setup are shown?
> 
> Or should i use another mechanism to save default print options for a 
> specific printer?
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Johan Henselmans
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair