Native Windows CUPS client ?

[Michael Sweet]

Andreas Moroder wrote:
> 
>> A native CUPS client who does not use printer manufacturers drivers, 
>> and which sends to the CUPS server PostScript or PDF files.
>>
>>
>> Regards.
> 
> Hello,
> 
> most of the paser printer we own does not support postscript but PCL5 or 
> 6. It would be interresting to know how many printers connected to CUPS 
> are PS printers.
> 
> Why this intro ?
> 
> If I did understand windows printing with cups to a PCL printer, this 
> steps are performed:
> 
> 1. windows applications generate a EMF File ( vector format )
> 2. the windows cups drivers translates this to PS
> 3. cups converts the vector to the cups raster format
> 4. cups converts this raster format to a sequence of PCL commands
> 
> Right ?
> 
> Why not replace step 2 and 3 with this one:
> 
> 2. the windows driver generates the cups raster format
> 
> One fewer translation,  less sources of translation errors.
> 
> Maybe a mix of the cups windows driver and 
> http://emfprinter.sourceforge.net/ could be the basis for this new driver
> 
> The cups windows driver for the settings ( PDL ) part, the emfprinter 
> part for the conversion.
> 
> What's your opinion ?

The problem is that the Windows printer environment does not support
the full range of C APIs, so supporting CUPS raster may be
problematic.

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