[cups.development] Printer Supported and current resolution

[Alexander Cohen]

On May 24, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Michael Sweet wrote:

> On May 24, 2010, at 7:11 AM, Alex Cohen wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I need to dynamically create some images to be sent to a printer. How can i figure out the needed resolution for a specific printer?
> 
> 
> Will you be generating CUPS raster printer or just sending something through to be converted for whatever format the printer takes?
> 
> For a CUPS raster printer, use cupsRasterInterpretPPD:
> 
>    http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/api-raster.html
> 
> For anything else at the application level on Mac OS X, use the PMPrinterGetOutputResolution function.

In the end, i will be generating cups raster files but it all starts with a PDF that i need to render to a bitmap. I need to know what resolution that bitmap needs to be so i can create the buffer correctly.

AC