howto setup a booklet printer

[Helge Blischke]

luc castermans wrote:
>>luc castermans wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I've this nice little script, which converts PS files into
>>>file suitable to sent immediately to my HP 1320 laserjet:
>>>
>>>#!/bin/bash
>>>PATH=/usr/ucb:/usr/bin:/bin:$HOME/cadbin ; export PATH
>>>
>>>usage="Usage: `basename $0` <psfile> <outfile>"
>>>
>>>if [ $# -ne 2 ]
>>>then
>>>        echo "${usage}"
>>>        exit 2
>>>fi
>>>
>>>#echo $1
>>>
>>>psbook $1 | psnup -2 | pstops "2:0 at 1.0(-0.00cm,0.0cm),1U at 1.0(21cm,29.7cm)" > $2
>>>#
>>>
>>>How can I setup a "booklet" printer using this script. So I would like
>>>to offer a logical printer to my users, which if they use it, produces
>>>the booklets.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Make your script conformant to the CUPS filter specification (command line args, input, outut,
>>etc.),
>>and insert the line
>>
>>*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 your_filters_name"
>>
>>to force CUPS to run this filter as the last one in the chain for this specific
>>printer.
> 
> 
> Thanks Helge !  In which file should I insert these lines,
> guess in some .PPD file, right ?
> 
> 
Yes, in the printer's PPD, of course. Sorry, forgot to mention that-

Helge


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