Duplex problem

[stelmo at savba.sk]

> Thanks for the sample files. The PPD you posted backs my suspicion
> regarding the job patch file:
> It resets the dictionary xerox$pagedevice to the initial values; this
> any previously set
> features like duplex etc. get lost.
>
> Verify this by inserting the line
> ---snip---
> %%BeginProlog
> ---snip---
> after the %%EndComments line in one of your offending PS files - you'll
> se then it prints duplex.
>
> If fixing dvips isn't an issue (ant it seems so), pleas post an RFE to
> the CUPS home page
> requesting that, within the pstops filter, the do_setup function
> initially calls do_prolog() if
> the prolog stuff has not yet been sent. Perhaps you may succeed in
> getting this into the final
> 1.1.21 release.
>
> Helge
>
>
> --
> H.Blischke at srz-berlin.de
> H.Blischke at srz-berlin.com
> H.Blischke at acm.org

Thanks for finding out the problem.
You were right. Inserting the %%BeginProlog line into the file
solved the problem with duplex. That is I was able to print duplex
even with the new pstops filter.

Peter