[cups.general] Problems printing PDF files through cups.

[Helge Blischke]

Gerald Britton wrote:
> On a hunch I defined a new printer for the 9040 and chose the
> Postscript Driver.  Big change!  At last I get it printing landscape!
> I used the command:
> 
> lp -o HPOption_PaperPolicy=NearestSizeAdjust -d psprinter mypdfstuff.pdf
> 
> and it prints landscape.  The only thing it didn't do is scale it to
> fit the page.
> 
> So, I know that the hpijs driver doesn't work as well with CUPS as the
> postscript driver.  Not sure if that is a driver problem or a CUPS
> problem.
> 
> The only thing left is to get the scaling to work.  Seems I'm stuck at
> this point.
> 
> On 9/26/07, Helge Blischke <h.blischke at srz.de> wrote:
> 
>>Gerald Britton wrote:
>>
>>>The good news is that your attachment made it through and didn't
>>>crash.  The bad news is that the basic situation is really unchanged:
>>>
>>>- I tried many permutations of orientation, pdf-paper (including
>>>match) and fitplot.  All results are the same, the middle of the pdf
>>>is printed about 1/2 scale at the top of the printable area - portrait
>>>only.  I can't get landscape to work to save my life!
>>>
>>>- Now, the printer always requests a manual page feed of 12x18 (the
>>>original size). With the old pstops filter then new page size was
>>>passed through and I got no prompt at the printer
>>>
>>>- the new pstops runs a lot longer (2-3 times) than the old one.
>>>
>>>On 9/26/07, Helge Blischke <h.blischke at srz.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Gerald Britton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>OK -- Where can I find it?  If it is a "c" program, what do I need to
>>>>>compile it?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>[...]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>But, instead of upgrading the total system, perhaps try out the
>>>>>>alternate pstops filter (it is that one we use with great success).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Helge
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>I try to append the precompiled Linux version here.
>>>>If that does not work, send me an e-mail off the list
>>>>for me to reply to your propoer address.
>>>>
>>>>For information and documentation, you should get the
>>>>pstops.txt from http://www.srz.de/Members/bla/cups/filter/1.1.18
>>>>(see also the links on the CUPS web site).
>>>>
>>>>Do not forget to save the original pstops filter for safety reasons.
>>>>
>>>>Helge
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> From your log file I learn that you use the hpijs driver for the printer
>>in question. But the printer is also a native PostScript printer, according to the
>>PPD recommended:
>>http://openprinting.org/foomatic-db/db/source/PPD/HP/HP_LaserJet_9040_9050_MFP.ppd
>>
>>And, as the PPD says it is a level 3 printer, you should add
>>-o HPOption_PaperPolicy=NearestSizeAdjust
>>to the job options. I suspect the default configuration is set
>>to PromptUser, as you say the printer asks for the 12x18 media size.
>>
>>The alternate psrops filter still ignores the fitplot option, as this
>>is a standard feature for (nearly) all level 2 and level 3 PostScript
>>printers. If that works, you should add this option to the
>>default options for this printer.
>>
>>from the PPD:
>>*HPOption_PaperPolicy NearestSizeAdjust/Nearest Size and Scale: "
>>    <</DeferredMediaSelection false /Policies << /PageSize 3 >> >> setpagedevice"
>>*End
>>
>>Helge
>>
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>>
>>H.Blischke at acm.org
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> 
> 

What pstops filter did you use now? Perhaps it is worth while
to use the "nearestsizeadjust" option as a default for
this printer (most conveniently selectable using the
web interface).
(That's the way it works at our site).

Helge


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