[cups] Do I need splix for HP's newer SPL-based printers?

[Fejes József]

Thanks Till! So basically the listed PDL is a mostly unimportant
detail or marketing trick, but doesn't really describe the printer's
true capabilities. Most printers have networking these days, and
pretty much all networked printers support one of these standards.

On Tue, 26 May 2020 at 11:14, Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If a printer is advertised to do at least one of AirPrint, IPP
> Everywhere, Mopria, or Wi-Fi Direct Print, it works as a driverless IPP
> printer, meaning that it supports at least one of the standard page
> description languages (PDLs) PDF, URF/Apple Raster, PWG Raster, PCLm.
> These languages are all supported in the current Linux distributions,
> already for some years.
>
> So the printer you mention does not require any driver for any
> proprietary PDL, it will simply work out-of-the-box with current Linux
> distributions. And from SANE 1.0.29 on (currently released version) the
> built-in scanner will also work.
>
>     Till
>
> On 26/05/2020 09:30, Fejes József wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'd like to buy a wireless printer and use it with Cups.
> >
> > I'm planning to buy one of HP's latest devices, like 107w or 178nw.
> > The specifications of these only mention SPL as the page description
> > language (unlike higher end HP printers, like M404dw, that list PCL,
> > PDF, PWG, etc.). That tells me I would need the splix driver.
> >
> > But these newest printers are also Mopria and AirPrint certified,
> > which means they must support PDF/PWG/PCLm and URF. That tells me I
> > could just send a raw PDF and it should just work. (If my phone can do
> > it without fancy drivers, so should Cups, I figure.)
> >
> > Is it true that Mopria/AirPrint devices really must support these
> > well-documented formats so I don't need those proprietary
> > formats/drivers? Why wouldn't a manufacturer list these formats as
> > their PDL then?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jo
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