lpr style filter chains

[dietz proepper]

> dietz proepper wrote:
> > ...
> > Is there an easy way to accomplish something similar
> > with cups? Either by having different queues that speak
> > to the same printer and get preprocessed somehow or
> > by setting some options for print jobs that get evaluated
> > by a custom filter? Or anyhow else?
>
> CUPS already includes filters for doing most things you'd do with
> lpr (the missing stuff has to do with ditroff output and a few
> other obscure formats, but those can be added using system-specific
> filter scripts registered with CUPS...)

Also stuff like posterizing and n pages on one page?
(these were the two I was specifically missing)

> You can setup multiple queues or use instances to define variants
> of the same queue, e.g.:
>
>      lpoptions -p MyPrinter/duplex -o sides=two-sided-long-edge
>      lpoptions -p MyPrinter/2up -o number-up=2

Ack. If I have to make up my "special" stuff on my own, I would add
some filter and have it evaluate some custom options?

*sigh* the not-so-easy way ;-).

Many thanks anyway,
   Dietz