[cups.general] Default cpi for lp/lpr not working in 1.4.1

tinnews at isbd.co.uk tinnews at isbd.co.uk
Fri Dec 4 12:13:19 PST 2009


Michael Sweet <msweet at apple.com> wrote:
> 
> On Dec 4, 2009, at 11:33 AM, tinnews at isbd.co.uk wrote:
> 
> > Michael Sweet <msweet at apple.com> wrote:
> >> On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:53 AM, tinnews at isbd.co.uk wrote:
> >>>   D [04/Dec/2009:17:42:00 +0000] PID 2650 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/texttopdf) exited with no errors.
> >> 
> >> This is the problem.  Please report this to the Ubuntu folks - they need to fix their text filter.
> >> 
> > Is there a workaround I can apply to fix the immediate problem?  (I'm
> > happy to edit config files, change scripts and even compile stuff if
> > necessary) 
> 
> Look for a *.convs file in /usr/share/cups/mime or /etc/cups that has "texttopdf" in it.  Comment out any lines that refer to this filter and restart cupsd.

Brilliant, thanks, I can now use lpr!   :-)


> 
> > ... and what do I report to the Ubuntu people exactly, I can hardly
> > just copy the above line to them!  :-)
> 
> They need to support the standard CUPS text options documented here:
> 
>     http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/options.php
> 
OK, I'll try and report this to them.


Thanks again for your help, excellent.

-- 
Chris Green





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