[cups] Watermark not printing in CUPS

[Michael Sweet]

Joseph,

The examples in the CUPS PPD spec are not directly usable in a PostScript printer or in a CUPS driver - you need additional code (PostScript or otherwise) in order to make the options do something.


> On Feb 2, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Joseph Fisher <jxfish2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> To whom it may concern,
> 
> I added a printer through CUPS.
> 
> I then added code to the newly created PPD file to enable this code:
> 
>     http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/spec-ppd.html  -  Custom Options
> section of the document
> 
> **% Base JCL key code option *JCLOpenUI JCLPasscode/Key Code: PickOne
> *OrderDependency: 10 JCLSetup *JCLPasscode *DefaultJCLPasscode: None
> *JCLPasscode None/No Code: "" *JCLPasscode 1111: "@PJL SET PASSCODE =
> 1111<0A>" *JCLPasscode 2222: "@PJL SET PASSCODE = 2222<0A>" *JCLPasscode
> 3333: "@PJL SET PASSCODE = 3333<0A>" *JCLCloseUI: *JCLPasscode *% Custom
> JCL key code option *CustomJCLPasscode True: "@PJL SET PASSCODE = \1<0A>"
> *ParamCustomJCLPasscode Code/Key Code: 1 passcode 4 4 *
> 
> **% Base PostScript watermark option*
> *OpenUI WatermarkText/Watermark Text: PickOne
> *OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *WatermarkText
> *DefaultWatermarkText: None
> *WatermarkText None: ""
> *WatermarkText Draft: "<</cupsString1(Draft)>>setpagedevice"
> *CloseUI: *WatermarkText
> **% Custom PostScript watermark option*
> *CustomWatermarkText True: "<</cupsString1 3 -1 roll>>setpagedevice"
> *ParamCustomWatermarkText Text: 1 string 0 32
> **% Base PostScript gamma/density option*
> *OpenUI GammaDensity/Gamma and Density: PickOne
> *OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *GammaDensity
> *DefaultGammaDensity: Normal
> *GammaDensity Normal/Normal: "<</cupsReal1 1.0/cupsReal2 1.0>>setpagedevice"
> *GammaDensity Light/Lighter: "<</cupsReal1 0.9/cupsReal2 0.67>>setpagedevice"
> *GammaDensity Dark/Darker: "<</cupsReal1 1.1/cupsReal2 1.5>>setpagedevice"
> *CloseUI: *GammaDensity
> **% Custom PostScript gamma/density option*
> *CustomGammaDensity True: "<</cupsReal1 3 -1 roll/cupsReal2 5 -1>>setpagedevice"
> *ParamCustomGammaDensity Gamma: 1 curve 0.1 10
> *ParamCustomGammaDensity Density: 2 real 0 2
> 
> 
> 
> After adding the code to the PPD file and bouncing CUPS, the new Watermark
> options now appear inside of the CUPS web admin page.
> 
> Everything looks perfect inside of the GUI.
> 
> I can select exactly what I want to configure inside of the GUI, but when I
> attempt to print, no watermark ever appears.
> 
> Has anyone else had this same issue before?
> 
> If so, does anyone have a solution to the problem?
> 
> Did I simply miss putting something else in the PPD file that was required?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> JCF
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair