Duplex normal

[Eric Broadbent]

Hi, I wanted to report a related problem where I cannot generate a Raster file with the Duplex options turned on, no matter what PPD options I configure the printer with.  I can see arguments containing Duplex options passed to my backend filter:
  com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMDuplexing..n.=2
  DuplexBindingEdge..n.=2
  sides=two-sided-long-edge
  Duplex=DuplexNoTumble

... but the Raster file always contains 0 for Duplex (bytes 272-275) and Tumble (bytes 368-371).

Other similar problems that I've seen reported and have tried solutions for are:

  http://forums.adobe.com/thread/761450
	basically Turn "Collate" Off.
  http://www.netmojo.ca/howto/osx-tips-for-unix-admins.html
	Remove the "None" option and only have these options:
*Duplex DuplexNoTumble: "<</Duplex true /Tumble false>>setpagedevice"
*Duplex DuplexTumble:   "<</Duplex true /Tumble true>>setpagedevice"

And I also came across this thread here:
  http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php?s1+gcups.development+v3+T0+QDuplex

The printer always supports Duplex so I don't need a "*?Duplex:" query, but I've even tried this to tell CUPS that it's supported:

*?Duplex: "(DuplexNoTumble) = flush"

When I try printing with this *?Duplex query, the job log (in /private/var/log/cups with "LogLevel debug") does not contain any of the Duplex options above (e.g. ..PMDuplexing, DuplexBindingEdge, etc.) so something strange is afoot and I can't figure it out.

What can I do to get Duplex/Tumble settings in the Raster file?

Thanks for any help.
-Eric B.

> Don't use the "Duplex" directive with "Attribute" - "Duplex" does the cupsBackSide and cupsFlipDuplex attributes for you.
>
> Instead, use the "Option" and "Choice" directives.
>
>
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:40 AM, keens312 <keens312 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > In DRV file, I wrote this:
> > // Duplex supported
> > Duplex normal
> > Attribute cupsBackSide ""  Rotated
> > Attribute cupsFlipDuplex "" True
> >
> > If I compile it with ppdc in OSX 10.5 (CUPSDDK 1.2.3), I got this in PPD
> > *cupsBackSide: "Rotated"
> > *cupsFlipDuplex: True
> >
> > If I compile it with ppdc on OSX 10.8 (OS provides), I got this in PPD
> > *cupsBackSide: "Normal"
> > *cupsBackSide: "Rotated"
> > *cupsFlipDuplex: True
> >
> > The extra line "*cupsBackSide: Normal" leads to a bug in auto duplex printing, only short edge binding.
> >
> > Michael, what do you suggest? Should I use the old ppdc instead of the new version ppdc on OSX 10.8?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Keene
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> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
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