[cups] editing PPD for Brother HL-2270DW

[Helge Blischke]

I have installed a fake printer of this type to look at the data sent  
to the printer.
It turnes out that the script installed as the filter only translates  
the job attributes and PPD options
to PJL statements. The rest of the input is converted into PCL, and  
the PCL data contain no
media size specification. That means that the media size is solely set  
up by the printer's PJL
interpreter.
You could try to modify the said script to replace the standard
@PJL SET PAPER = name
where name is one of the built-in media size names, by
@PJL SET PAPERLENGTH = lengh
@PJL SET PAPERWIDTH = width
where length and width are respective values in 1/720th of an inch.
But be arare that this is not a trievial change, and I don't know if
the printer's PJL interpreter accespts these statements.

Helge

Am 18.05.2014 um 17:24 schrieb Daniel Lamb:

>
> Thank you, Helge, for your response.
>
> To anyone else out there, to add this paper size to this printer  
> definition, is it a matter of modifying the script within  
> brhl2270dwcups_src-2.0.4-2.tar.gz?
>
> On 14-05-18 04:33 AM, Helge Blischke wrote:
>> 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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