HL-1440 problems

[tj]

With this entry in /etc/cups/ppd/1440.ppd:
*ImageableArea Letter/Letter:   "0 0 612 780"
lp -d 1440 /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps
Says

Imageable Area
Page Size 8.35x10.65in
          212.1x270.5mm

Lower Left: 0.05x0.2in
            1.3x5.1mm

Upper Right: 8.4x10.85in
             213.4x275.6mm

Changing the /etc/cups/ppd/1440.ppd to
*ImageableArea Letter/Letter:   "18 12 594 780"
lp -d 1440 /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps
Says

Imageable Area
Page Size 8.35x10.65in
          212.1x270.5mm

Lower Left: 0.05x0.2in
            1.3x5.1mm

Upper Right: 8.4x10.85in
             213.4x275.6mm

They are exactly the same. Changing the ImageableArea line HAD NO EFFECT.

So, can anybody explain to me what is going on and how to fix it?

tj

> tj wrote
> :
> > I have spent a lot of time TRYING to get my Brother HL-1440 printer
> > to print correctly on the page. It prints to high. The driver is
> > NOT obeying  the ppd file. It is not taking into account the
> > "unprintable" areas of the print and moving printing DOWN that
> > distance.
> >
> > I tries editing the ppd file changing
> > *ImageableArea Letter/US Letter: "0 0 612 792"
> > to
> > *ImageableArea Letter/Letter:   "18 12 594 780"
>
> Why did you cut off the "US " in front of the second "Letter"?
> (But that's not the cause of your problem....)
>
> Did you run your modified PPD though "cupstestppd", and does it
> still pass without error?
>
> > and the printing does move down or right AT ALL. It is almost as if
> > the driver is ignoring the ppd file.
>
> What applicaiion is it that shows the problem?
>
> The real test if CUPS is respecting the Imageable area statements from
> the PPD are these:
>
>  (a) print a text file from the command line (with long enough lines):
>
>      "lp -d bro-hl1440 /path/to/textfile.txt"
>
>      Do you see the "margins" respected?
>
>  (b) print the CUPS test page from the web interface or the command
>      line:
>
>      "lp -d bro-hl1440 /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps"
>
>      There will be a "Imageable Area" box telling you what CUPS used
>      for the specific printer. The black frame around the page will
>      show visually this imageable area as well.
>
> Should your problem occur when printing from Firefox, Thunderbird
> OpenOffice or whatever application, then look there. It is not CUPS'
> fault then. The app may send PostScript that is already drawing a
> "wrong" page image, and CUPS can't do anything about it
>
>
> --
> Kurt Pfeifle
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