[cups.general] PPD-File - howto modify

[Johannes Meixner]

Hello,

On Jan 11 16:32 Helmut Jarausch wrote (shortened):
> I have a nice working CUPS installation with an original Kyocera ppd
> file for my Kyocera FS-1000. This works fine as long as the input
> does not contain postscript level 3.

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2004/03/jsmeix_print-einrichten-91.html
"Printing from Mozilla:"


> How can I modify this ppd file such that CUPS invokes a filter
> (ghostscript with some special parameters) which converts postscript
> level 3 to postscript level 2.

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/06/jsmeix_print-cups-filters.html
"PostScript Preprocessing with Ghostscript on PostScript Printers"


> Furthermore, is it possible to modify a ppd file such that a special
> initialization strings is sent to the printer before printing?

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/06/jsmeix_print-cups-filters.html
"Optional PCL Printing on PostScript+PCL Printers"


The articles are also available in german:
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/de/2004/03/jsmeix_print-einrichten-91.html
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/de/2003/05/jsmeix_print-cups-filters.html

The articles cannot provide a perfect solution for your particular
case but they should help you to understand how you can develop
your own solution.


Regards,
Johannes Meixner
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