[cups.general] filter options effect banner too

[Helge Blischke]

You must download the source code to get that beast compiled.

Helge

Alex Finch wrote:
> 
> Helge,
> 
> It seemed like I should just be able to put this code in my existing banner:
> 
> % If the media is landscape (width greater than height),
> % modify the coordinate system accordingly
> %
> currentpagedevice/PageSize get aload pop 2 copy
>   lt
>         {
>                 exch pop 0 exch translate
>                 -90 rotate
> 
>         }
>         {pop pop}ifelse
> 
>   but it didn't work, so I will try to compile the new pstops, it wants common.h
> - what/where is that
> 
> Helge Blischke wrote:
> > Perhaps you may look at the "alternate pstops filter" (see the links on
> > the CUPS web site).
> > It permits tailoring banner pages at your needs.
> >
> > Helge
> >
> > Alex Finch wrote:
> >
> >>  Hm, seems like a bit of a design flaw there then!
> >>
> >>  Can you help me write a banner page that is impervious to being rotated,
> >>without disrupting the following job? I have a carefully crafted banner,
> >>designed to work with our output stacker. Rotating it 90 degrees rather spoils
> >>the effect.
> >>
> >>Michael Sweet wrote:
> >>
> >>>Alex Finch wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I am just setting up a cups system for the first time, and I have
> >>>>found the following bizarre behaviour. I issued the command:
> >>>>
> >>>>lpr -o "prettyprint columns=2 landscape" /etc/printcap
> >>>>
> >>>>this doesn't just make the output landscape as required, it also
> >>>>rotates the banner page, which is not required.
> >>>>
> >>>>    Is there any way to avoid this!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>No.
> >>>
> >>
> >>--
> >>  Alex Finch, Research Fellow, Physics Department, Lancaster University.
> >
> >
> 
> --
>   Alex Finch, Research Fellow, Physics Department, Lancaster University.

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