[cups] editing PPD for Brother HL-2270DW

[Helge Blischke]

Modifying the PPD is not sufficient for this printer (and probably all  
Brother printers). Operating this printer requires a special proprietary
filter named brlpdwrapperHL2270DW which - among other things -  
translates the media size keywords
from the PPD into proprietary strings passed to the printer's firmware  
(probably a PCL6 engine) which contains a list of supported media sizes
(I derived this from looking into the source code of the said filter).
So you are almost certainly out of luck.

Helge

PS: the mentioned source code can be downloaded from the Brother web  
site. It is contained in
brhl2270dwcups_src-2.0.4-2.tar.gz

Am 18.05.2014 um 00:20 schrieb Daniel Lamb:

> I am trying to add a custom page definition for a Brother  
> HL-2270DW.  I have added definitions to PPD for HP printers before  
> so I am not entirely new to the process. I know I need to add the  
> definition to the PageSize, PageRegion, ImageableArea &  
> PaperDimension sections of the file but I am not succeeding for  
> output is not showing as it should.  For trouble-shooting I have  
> loaded 8.5" x 11" and the text prints in the lower left of a sheet  
> with large margins on the right and top.
>
> The size I wish to add is 5.5" x 8.5".  In points, 396 x 612. This  
> size is within the maximums of the printer's capability. Below are  
> the lines from the PPD as I think they should be
>
> *PaperDimension Statement/Statement: "396 612"
> *ImageableArea Statement/Statement: "18 12 360 600"
>
> For all entries of the different sizes in PageSize and PageRegion  
> they appear similar to what I included below.  There is simply a  
> large gap of white space in quotation marks:
>
> *PageSize Statement/Statement: "                      "
> *PageRegion Statement/Statement: "                      "
>
> I'd be grateful for advice on where to look for an answer or if  
> other information is needed. Brother offers no support other than  
> providing basic drivers
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