Reinhard Katzmann wrote:
>
> I have a Canon BJC 6000
>
This is well supported by GIMP-Print
(use "BJC 6000 (GIMP-Print)" as driver to get the printer using the
GIMP-Print driver in GhostScript).
> Of course that works, but not from within the application I just use
> at the moment. I work around these things by creating three lp entries,
> each one for every resolution I use.
>
You can use also so-called instances to store several option sets. If
you call your printer "lp" then you can enter:
lpoptions -p lp/1440 -o Quality=1440x720DPI
lpoptions -p lp/720 -o Quality=720x720DPI
and you have still one queue but two different option sets. You use all
the system-wide and personal defaults as using "lp", but with "lp/720"
you print with 720 dpi and with "lp/1440" you print with 1440 dpi.
> Well I use the lpoptions command line tool (which does similar things,
> but for the user, don't know if kups uses that file too).
~/.lpoptions is used by the PRINTING tools xpp, qtcups, and lpoptions.
The ADMINISTRATION tools kups and the web interface save their options
in the PPD files in /etc/cups/ppd/<printer name>.ppd on the server which
hosts the printer. So they only can set defaults for printer-specific
options.
> Here I
> can define my user default session, for example n-up printing (which
> is AFAIK neither in kups nor in the webinterface). My one looks like this:
>
> Dest lp PageSize=A4 number-up=1 ColorModel=CMYK GSResolution=1440DPI
>Quality=1440x720DPI
> Default lp number-up=2 media=A4
> Default lp1 number-up=2 media=A4
>
Do not use two equal names in ~/.lpoptions. The second "lp" will
probably never be used. There should also be only one "Default" which
should be used when you print with "lpr" without the "-P" options. The
others you can choose by "lpr -P <queue name> ...". See
http://localhost:631/sum.html
To make these settings system-wide, copy them to /etc/cups/lpoptions or
use xpp, qtcups, or lpoptions as root.
> The "Dest" was already there when I edited that file the first time,
> though the resolution is not used when I use the "lp" (default) printer.
> (Not that I care currently, as I have one lp for every resolution).
>
> Kups has a really nice printing possibility (though it lacks printing of
> pdf files or graphic files). That is the one which I'd like to see in
> the most applications. I don't know well what the LSB is doing about
> printing, but a API above CUPS/LP/... would be very useful (which would
> automatically have all the option which the underlying printer system
> supports). I read on the corel homepage that corel (and others) is
> involved with the community to create such a standard though I don't
> know how much is has progressed so far.
>
You can get only the printing dialog of kups by printing with
qtcups <file name>
or by entering "qtcups" as printing command in Netscape, Star Office,
gv, or other applications. Then you can also print all types of files
which CUPS is able to print (PS, text, images, HPGL).
I didn't hear about Corel's efforts.
Till
