[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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