[cups.general] Better way to add a filter to a printer ?

[Helge Blischke]

Tom Schutzer-Weissmann wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 14:05, Helge Blischke wrote:
> > What damn printer is that which does not know how to change the
> > input trays?
> 
> Excuse the language. There are 3 Kyocera FS-1800s (sounds familiar), two
> linked to a Netgear print server, the other has its own network card.
> 
> I can only print from the lower tray on the last one, only with
> foomatic/pxlmono, by setting the tray for the driver. Setting it for the
> job, or part of the job, never works.
> 
> So I intend to use that printer for headed paper, and worry about duplex
> another day.
> 
> Regards,
> Tom

According to linuxprinting.org, the foomatid/ljetplus driver is
recommendet. The corresponding PPD seems to support tray selection.

Helge

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