Colour Printing in Adobe Reader

[Helge Blischke]

roshnipaul wrote:

>> roshnipaul wrote:
>>
>> >>
>> >> If your office printer permits switching between color and b/w
>> >> printing, you could set up a different cups queue for b/w printing
>> >> only.
>> >>
>> >> If you tell what printer is concerned (and what PPD you use with
>> >> cups), I could tell you how to.
>> >>
>> >> Helge
>> >>
>> > Hi Helge.
>> > it's a toshiba e-studio 3511. I'm sure it would permit switching like
>> > that. We have the toshiba_4511.ppd
>> >
>> > How would such a queue be accessed/printed to on the client side ?
>>
>> A cups queue is a printer as configured with cups.
>> The easiest method to set the default ColorResType
>> to MonoLowXXXXX (where XXXXX one of Auto, Detail, or Smooth).
>>
>> If oyu need to prevent any user from printing in color to this printer,
>> you could delete the ColorResType choices beginning with "Color..."from
>> this printer's PPD.
>>
>> Helge
>>
> 
> I'm not keen on this idea. Having it visible as a seperate printer forces
> users to make a choice, it's an unnecessary extra point of failure. Is it
> not possible to just make adobe reader's colour setting be respected?
> 
> I'm giving it a try anyway, but I can't seem to get it to work I created
> an extra printer and set the appropriate settings, but connecting to it
> doesn't seem to work, quite possibly because it's on the same physical
> device, at the same IP address.

On Windows, the option to print b/w or color, is an option for the Windows 
spooler (PSCRIPT5).
As Adobe Reader generates its own PostScript (which is passed through the 
Windows spooler without modification), it only reflects Adobe Reader's own 
options; an option to print all colors as black is not provided (just now 
tested with Adobe Reader X).

Helge