----- Original Message ----- From: Tommy Trussell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:51 am Subject: Re: Canon i950 printer ppd file
> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:29:46 -0800, MATT RICHARDSON > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 19, 2005, at 10:53 AM, MATT RICHARDSON wrote: > > > > > > > The short version is that you can use a Windows ppd. > > > great! so you can use a WindowsNT ppd on a PPC machine? > ... > > This thread has some relevant info as well: > > > > http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/topic-23872.html > > There's apparently some (Japanese?) CUPS software involved here... > > ftp://download.canon.jp/pub/driver/bj/linux/ > > Remember, with CUPS you not only need the PPD, but you need the right > "Back End" driver that converts from Postscript to the raster format > of the printer. > > So apparently somebody at Canon is developing "linux-friendly" > drivers. Thanks for the pick-up on the back end driver. I've been lucky enough to have post script laser printers to deal with and forget that the inkjets need a bit more to get going. Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
