using our own filter to print psutils output

[Kurt Pfeifle]

> Hi all,
>
> I am a cups newcomer. We have trouble to print files produced with
> psutils. The lines
>    /setpagedevice {pop}bind 1 index where{dup wcheck{3 1 roll put}
>     {pop def}ifelse}{def}ifelse
> cause the problems.
>
> It is possible to add a new mime.type entry and a rule in mime.convs
> to get the correct output on the cups server. I add the line
> <</Tumble true>> setpagedevice
> and send the output without pstops with application/vnd.cups-raw
> to the printer. This works on the server.
>
> I add the same entries on the client.
> But on the client (with a running cupsd) the command
>  lp -o document-format=application/myownform psutils-job
> doesn't work, because the filter rule was not used,
>  not on the client and not on the server
>
> What can I do?
> How do you solve this problem. The psutils tools are very popular.
> Thanks for your help
>
> Waltraut

You can also setup a "raw" CUPS queue. Raw queues do not have any "drivers"/PPDs, and hence will not have any pstops filter applied to incoming jobs....