[cups-devel] Using cups API to send PDF document without converting to PS first

[Nimesh Amin]

Note, I was using an older CUPS version that was on Ubuntu 16.04.  I've
just upgraded to 17.10, which is getting me 2.2.4-7ubuntu3.
I used the xrxc400.ppd from Xerox, which obviously doesn't contain any CUPS
specific attributes.  I've noticed using -m everywhere to install printers
now via lpadmin.  Should I just use that, considering it's an IPP printer?
Where would the generated PPD end up?  I'll need to add some specific items
for passcode support (unless that's already implemented).


On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 10:30 PM, Michael Sweet <msweet at apple.com> wrote:

> That depends on the driver that is being used, but it *is* possible.  What
> cupsFilter lines are present in the PPD file for the queue in question?
>
> > On Mar 14, 2018, at 10:56 PM, Nimesh Amin <nimesh.i.amin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I’m using cupsStartDestDocument with format CUPS_FORMAT_PDF to send a PDF
> > document to a PDF capable printer.  I’m noticing that the document is
> > converted and sent as Postscript.  Is there a way, besides having to use
> > ipp* fn’s directly, to send the PDF document without CUPS doing a
> > conversion?
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