[cups.general] Cups Raw Print Queue

[Johannes Meixner]

Hello,

On Feb 11 11:25 Brandon Thomas wrote (shortened):
> Do you happen to know of a ppd file that won't change the appearance of
> ASCII text and that will also allow text/html mime types?

You mix up PPDs with generic CUPS filters like texttops.
You do not yet understand the full picture of CUPS filtering.

Have a look at the CUPS documentation and/or see
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell
the sections "The Spooler" versus "PPD Files" and "The Filter"
and then see "CUPS Filter System Background Information" at
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Using_Your_Own_Filters_to_Print_with_CUPS

To print ASCII text as is (i.e. in "raw" mode) use
   lp -d queue_name -o raw file.ascii
but note that you get it as "raw" as requested.
In "raw" printing mode it is not possible to convert anything
for example the line break (e.g. LF -> CR+LF) or append
a form feed at the end of the document to eject the last
sheet out of the printer.


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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