Colour Printing in Adobe Reader

[roshnipaul]

> 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
>

Ok.
i found some related stuff here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/422291
By the looks of it, the colour/bw option in adobe reader isn't really a part of the reader, but of the OS, and I need to set the printer up to override application settings and use that option. anyone know how to do this? would it be done in CUPS or from windows terminals?

failing that, the other solution of printing to a seperate print queue. How would I set this up? I mentioned I've already tried re-adding the printer with different options, it didn't work.