[cups.general] IP3000 (CUPS community, you're my only hope)

[Dave Sampson]

Hey folks,

I feel as though I am at my wits end and am considering laying down 
$30US to end my hassle... then I read an article that remined me WHY I 
like open source projects.

So instead of giving up I figured why not see what I can contribute to 
try and motivate the CUPS crew to solidify a good Canon IP300 printer 
driver.

let me know now if I am even going to have an audience, or is Foomatic 
or guten print a better forum.

I have tried other drivers like the bjc7000 as if often touted as the 
main alternative.

I also tried the ip3100 driver from the cannon site in japan. they have 
RPM's for some models.

I also tried others.

In short there is no single printer driver that does all... and well to 
be frank I paid for a printer that I expect to fully use.

So have good color and lack the use of duplex printing and the bottom 
casset tray. others have good use of the bottom tray but the color 
redition is off. and others can use most functions but then crap out on 
resolution.  As someone who does lots of documents I like the casset 
option. As a photographer I like printing off some proofs before taking 
the real thing to the printers... and as an enviro conscience geek I 
like my duplex printing.

I have sent an e-mail to canon canada (fat chance in a response there I 
know but I had to do it to say I did).

I am currently trying out the Turboprint drivers and so far I am VERY 
VERY VERY impressed.. a few hiccups, but they are working hard to fix 
some holes... with this driver I have full resolution, duplex printing I 
can use my bottom tray. I am just having troubles with printing 4x6 
images on anything other than 8.5x11 paper.

I followed a tutorial that modified the 3100 ppd file to add extra options.

So is it possible that I can work with someone to hash out this issue?

I think the demand is there to support the ip3000 or else I would not 
have found all the workarounds and hacks. I feel as though its time to 
do this driver right. in the future I will buy a postscript printer and 
spend my life savings, but my job does not permit that right now, so 
consumer windoze printers it is.

HECK, I would even be happy with an open source approach of using the 
drivers that came with the stupid printer.

So where do I go?  Where will my efforts by appreciated and useful?

I can test stuff, log bugs, provide feedback and try out test prints.... 
what I have is enthusiasm, I am not a programer nore do I fully 
appreciate the ins and outs of driver manufacturing..... but I learn quick.

Shall we get started?