[cups.general] upgrade ppd-file ?
Peter Kobe
kobe at physik.uni-bonn.de
Wed Dec 15 07:05:01 PST 2004
Michael,Helge
thanks for your helpfull answers.
Peter
> Peter Kobe wrote:
> >
> > I have a Kyocera-1900 printer
> > I get a Vendor ppd-file. Its relevant lines are
> > *FileVersion: "6.8"
> > *FormatVersion: "4.3"
> > *LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1
> > *PCFileName: "KM1900EG.PPD"
> > *LanguageVersion: German
> > *Product: "(FS-1900)"
> > *PSVersion: "(2014.108) 1"
> > *Manufacturer: "Kyocera Mita"
> > *ModelName: "Kyocera Mita FS-1900 KPDL-2"
> > *ShortNickName: "Kyocera Mita FS-1900 (KPDL-2)"
> > *NickName: "Kyocera Mita FS-1900 (KPDL-2)"
> > ....
> > Mozilla rejects printing. Comment:
> > The Postscript interpreter in your printer is 2014.108
> > The printout requires at leat version 2015 or greater
> > ...
> >
> > Is there a way to upgrade a ppd-file to a newer Postscript version ?
> > Or may I dangerously edit the line PSVersion..
> >
> > Peter
>
> Edit the PPD and see what happens. In most cases it will print OK.
> Problems
> might occur if your Mozilla version generates certain color rendering
> dictionaries
> or uses CID fonts (don't know if your printer knows about them).
>
> As a last resort remains forcing the PS jobs filtered through
> Ghostscript's
> pswrite device.
>
> Helge
>
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