CUPS - setup and usage?

[Helge Blischke]

dickson wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> Please help to verify my understanding about usage and setup of CUPS in
> Red Hat (Linux). Thanks.
> 
> Installed package
> ---------------------
> hal-cups-utils-0.5.2-8
> libgnomecups-0.1.12-5
> cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.10
> cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9
> cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.10
> 
> If I setup a Epson dot matrix printer "abc" in CUPS with filter "zn-TW",
> 
> 1. a printer set in CUPS can accept any document type (pdf, text with
> Chinese characters) because CUPS will automatically convert it to ps
> format. Is it right?
> 
> 2. Or I must convert these file to ps first and then sent to that printer?
> 
> 3. under /usr/lib/cups/filter/, a lot of program (texttops, ...etc) are
> there. What is "option" when use these command? As I try to convert a
> UTF-8 Chinese character text file to ps, ps is generated but only have
> English character.

I think you should upgrade at least to CUPS 1.3.x.

Then it should be a matter of which font set you use for the texttops filter 
in your installation. In case you have questions then, I think I could give 
you some hints.

Helge