filters problem?

Helge Blischke h.blischke at srz.de
Fri Jul 7 09:04:24 PDT 2006


Marco wrote:
> Hi, i have a problem with my cups server... :P
> 
> My print server considers this file a text:
> 
> 
>  initgraphics
>  0.072 0.072 scale  %units are mils
>      0 rotate
>    250  1500 translate
>  /vsml /Helvetica findfont  97 scalefont def
>  /smal /Helvetica findfont 139 scalefont def
>  /larg /Helvetica findfont 194 scalefont def
>  /vlrg /Helvetica findfont 250 scalefont def
> 1
>      9 setlinewidth
>   3590  2763 moveto
>   3574  2758 lineto
>   3564  2748 lineto
>   3559  2738 lineto
>   3554  2717 lineto
>   3554  2702 lineto
>   3559  2681 lineto
>   3564  2671 lineto
>   3574  2661 lineto
> 
>   .....
> 
> 
>   6540  3420 lineto
>   6499  3461 lineto
>   6458  3420 lineto
>   6499  3379 lineto
>  stroke
>  copypage
>  erasepage
> 
> 
> 
> The file name is top.ps (note extension).
> 
> If i open this file with ghostview i see a simple graphic, but if i print it go out only postscript code!
> 
> Filters problem?
> 
> my mime.types
> 
> 
> #
> # "$Id: mime.types,v 1.30 2004/09/23 14:30:19 mike Exp $"
> #
> #   MIME types file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
> #
> #   Copyright 1997-2004 by Easy Software Products.
> #
> #   These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
> #   property of Easy Software Products and are protected by Federal
> #   copyright law.  Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file
> #   "LICENSE.txt" which should have been included with this file.  If this
> #   file is missing or damaged please contact Easy Software Products
> #   at:
> #
> #       Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
> #       Easy Software Products
> #       44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
> #       Hollywood, Maryland 20636-3111 USA
> #
> #       Voice: (301) 373-9603
> #       EMail: cups-info at cups.org
> #         WWW: http://www.cups.org
> #
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Format of Lines:
> #
> #   super/type rules
> #
> # "rules" can be any combination of:
> #
> #   ( expr )				Parenthesis for expression grouping
> #   +					Logical AND
> #   , or whitespace			Logical OR
> #   !					Logical NOT
> #   match("pattern")			Pattern match on filename
> #   extension				Pattern match on "*.extension"
> #   ascii(offset,length)		True if bytes are valid printable ASCII
> #					(CR, NL, TAB, BS, 32-126)
> #   printable(offset,length)		True if bytes are printable 8-bit chars
> #					(CR, NL, TAB, BS, 32-126, 128-254)
> #   string(offset,"string")		True if bytes are identical to string
> #   istring(offset,"string")		True if bytes are identical to
> #                                       case-insensitive string
> #   char(offset,value)			True if byte is identical
> #   short(offset,value)			True if 16-bit integer is identical
> #   int(offset,value)			True if 32-bit integer is identical
> #   locale("string")                    True if current locale matches string
> #   contains(offset,range,"string")	True if the range contains the string
> #
> # General Notes:
> #
> #   MIME type names are case-insensitive.  Internally they are converted
> #   to lowercase.  Multiple occurrences of a type will cause the provided
> #   rules to be appended to the existing definition.  Type names are sorted
> #   in ascending order, so if two types use the same rules to resolve a type
> #   (e.g. doc extension for two types), the returned type will be the first
> #   type in the sorted list.
> #
> #   The "printable" rule differs from the "ascii" rule in that it also
> #   accepts 8-bit characters in the range 128-255.
> #
> #   String constants must be surrounded by "" if they contain whitespace.
> #   To insert binary data into a string, use the <hex> notation.
> #
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Application-generated files...
> #
> 
> #application/msword		doc string(0,<D0CF11E0A1B11AE1>)
> application/pdf			pdf string(0,%PDF)
> application/postscript		ai eps ps string(0,%!) string(0,<04>%!) \
> 				contains(0,128,<1B>%-12345X) \
> 				(contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE=POSTSCRIPT") \
> 				 contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE = Postscript") \
> 				 contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE = PostScript") \
> 				 contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT"))
> application/vnd.hp-HPGL		hpgl string(0,<1B>&)\
> 				string(0,<1B>E<1B>%0B) \
> 				string(0,<1B>%-1B) string(0,<201B>)\
> 				string(0,BP;) string(0,IN;) string(0,DF;) \
> 				string(0,BPINPS;) \
> 				(contains(0,128,<1B>%-12345X) + \
> 				 (contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE=HPGL") \
> 				  contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE = HPGL")))
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Image files...
> #
> 
> image/gif			gif string(0,GIF87a) string(0,GIF89a)
> image/png			png string(0,<89>PNG)
> image/jpeg			jpeg jpg jpe string(0,<FFD8FF>) &&\
> 				(char(3,0xe0) char(3,0xe1) char(3,0xe2) char(3,0xe3)\
> 				 char(3,0xe4) char(3,0xe5) char(3,0xe6) char(3,0xe7)\
> 				 char(3,0xe8) char(3,0xe9) char(3,0xea) char(3,0xeb)\
> 				 char(3,0xec) char(3,0xed) char(3,0xee) char(3,0xef))
> image/tiff			tiff tif string(0,MM) string(0,II)
> image/x-photocd			pcd string(2048,PCD_IPI)
> image/x-portable-anymap		pnm
> image/x-portable-bitmap		pbm string(0,P1) string(0,P4)
> image/x-portable-graymap	pgm string(0,P2) string(0,P5)
> image/x-portable-pixmap		ppm string(0,P3) string(0,P6)
> image/x-sgi-rgb			rgb sgi bw icon short(0,474)
> image/x-xbitmap			xbm
> image/x-xpixmap			xpm ascii(0,1024) + string(3,"XPM")
> #image/x-xwindowdump		xwd string(4,<00000007>)
> image/x-sun-raster		ras string(0,<59a66a95>)
> 
> #image/fpx			fpx
> image/x-alias			pix short(8,8) short(8,24)
> image/x-bitmap			bmp string(0,BM) && !printable(2,14)
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Text files...
> #
> 
> text/html			html htm printable(0,1024) +\
> 				(istring(0,"<HTML>") istring(0,"<!DOCTYPE"))
> application/x-cshell		csh printable(0,1024) + string(0,#!) +\
> 				(contains(2,80,/csh) contains(2,80,/tcsh))
> application/x-perl		pl printable(0,1024) + string(0,#!) +\
> 				contains(2,80,/perl)
> application/x-shell		sh printable(0,1024) + string(0,#!) +\
> 				(contains(2,80,/bash) contains(2,80,/ksh)\
> 				 contains(2,80,/sh) contains(2,80,/zsh))
> text/plain			txt printable(0,1024)
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # CUPS-specific types...
> #
> 
> application/vnd.cups-command	string(0,'#CUPS-COMMAND')
> application/vnd.cups-form	string(0,"<CUPSFORM>")
> application/vnd.cups-postscript
> application/vnd.cups-raster	string(0,"RaSt") string(0,"tSaR")
> application/vnd.cups-raw	(string(0,<1B>E) + !string(2,<1B>%0B)) \
> 				string(0,<1B>@) \
> 				(contains(0,128,<1B>%-12345X) + \
> 				 (contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE=PCL") \
> 				  contains(0,1024,"LANGUAGE = PCL")))
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Raw print file support...
> #
> # Uncomment the following type and the application/octet-stream
> # filter line in mime.convs to allow raw file printing without the
> # -oraw option.
> #
> 
> #application/octet-stream
> 
> #
> # End of "$Id: mime.types,v 1.30 2004/09/23 14:30:19 mike Exp $".
> #
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> my mime.conv
> 
> 
> #
> # "$Id: mime.convs,v 1.20 2004/02/25 20:14:51 mike Exp $"
> #
> #   MIME converts file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
> #
> #   Copyright 1997-2004 by Easy Software Products.
> #
> #   These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
> #   property of Easy Software Products and are protected by Federal
> #   copyright law.  Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file
> #   "LICENSE.txt" which should have been included with this file.  If this
> #   file is missing or damaged please contact Easy Software Products
> #   at:
> #
> #       Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
> #       Easy Software Products
> #       44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
> #       Hollywood, Maryland 20636-3111 USA
> #
> #       Voice: (301) 373-9603
> #       EMail: cups-info at cups.org
> #         WWW: http://www.cups.org
> #
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Format of Lines:
> #
> #   source/type destination/type cost filter
> #
> # General Notes:
> #
> #   The "cost" field is used to find the least costly filters to run
> #   when converting a job file to a printable format.
> #
> #   All filters *must* accept the standard command-line arguments
> #   (job-id, user, title, copies, options, [filename or stdin]) to
> #   work with CUPS.
> #
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # PostScript filters
> #
> 
> application/pdf		application/postscript	33	pdftops
> application/postscript	application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	pstops
> application/vnd.hp-HPGL	application/postscript	66	hpgltops
> application/x-cshell	application/postscript	33	texttops
> application/x-perl	application/postscript	33	texttops
> application/x-shell	application/postscript	33	texttops
> text/plain		application/postscript	33	texttops
> text/html		application/postscript	33	texttops
> image/gif		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/png		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/jpeg		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/tiff		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-bitmap		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-photocd		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-portable-anymap	application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-portable-bitmap	application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-portable-graymap application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-portable-pixmap	application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-sgi-rgb		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-xbitmap		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-xpixmap		application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> #image/x-xwindowdump	application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> image/x-sun-raster	application/vnd.cups-postscript	66	imagetops
> 
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Form filter...
> #
> # This filter does not currently exist, but the file format is defined
> # in the IDD and registered with the IANA for future use...
> #
> 
> #application/vnd.cups-form application/vnd.cups-postscript 33 formtops
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Raster filters...
> #
> 
> image/gif		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/png		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/jpeg		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/tiff		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-bitmap		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-photocd		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-portable-anymap	application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-portable-bitmap	application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-portable-graymap application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-portable-pixmap	application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-sgi-rgb		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-xbitmap		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-xpixmap		application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> #image/x-xwindowdump	application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> image/x-sun-raster	application/vnd.cups-raster	100	imagetoraster
> 
> # pstoraster is now part of ESP Ghostscript...
> #application/vnd.cups-postscript	application/vnd.cups-raster	100	pstoraster
> 
> ########################################################################
> #
> # Raw filter...
> #
> # Uncomment the following filter and the application/octet-stream type
> # in mime.types to allow printing of arbitrary files without the -oraw
> # option.
> #
> 
> #application/octet-stream	application/vnd.cups-raw	0	-
> 
> #
> # End of "$Id: mime.convs,v 1.20 2004/02/25 20:14:51 mike Exp $".
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> i need to use Scientific Linux 4.3,
> this distro have cups version 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.10
> 
> thanks!
> 

What does your error_log show up when printing? It should log the filters
fired up for this job.

Helge



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