[cups.general] Binary data pass through

[Jim Bodkikns (Dakotacom)]

Hi,

   Under various redhat versions of Linux, there is a printer-config tool 
that has a checkbox that says something like - pass unknown binary data 
through to printer raw (or words to that effect). This small option doesnt 
appear anywhere in any other printer config/admin tool. (foomatic-gui, xpp, 
kprinter ...) It appears that this tool is proprietary. I need this 
feature - badly.


   Anyone  have a clue what this checkbox actually does in terms of the 
underlying printing system? (So at least I can manually duplicate the 
effect).


Thanks
Jim
P.S.
There exist documents (reports) that have embedded PCL codes that change 
fonts (or sizes). This is the data that is passed through raw. It works 
under (CUPS) rhel, centos etc. Fails everywhere else. It failed under rh 
also until this checkbox was checked. But it simply doesnt exist outside of 
redhat land.