Hello, first let me offer my thanks for your work, I was impressed by the number of bug squashes in the list archives.
I have been setting up a print server (on Squeeze) and ran into the problem of trying to decide between 6 different PPD files. # lpinfo --make-and-model 'HP Color LaserJet 5500' -m gutenprint.5.2://hp-clj_5500/expert HP Color LaserJet 5500 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6 foomatic:HP-Color_LaserJet_5500-Postscript.ppd HP Color LaserJet 5500 Foomatic/Postscript foomatic:HP-Color_LaserJet_5500-pxlcolor.ppd HP Color LaserJet 5500 Foomatic/pxlcolor drv:///hpijs.drv/hp-color_laserjet_5500-hpijs-pcl3.ppd HP Color LaserJet 5500 hpijs pcl3, 3.10.6 lsb/usr/hplip/HP/hp-color_laserjet_5500-hpijs-pcl3.ppd HP Color LaserJet 5500 hpijs pcl3, 3.10.6.15 drv:///hpcups.drv/hp-color_laserjet_5500-pcl3.ppd HP Color LaserJet 5500 pcl3, hpcups 3.10.6 My question is - are there tools available to compare the capabilities offered by different PPD files, so I can make an informed choice? I can't find all the PPD files shown above on disk - presumably some are autogenerated by lpadmin when you ask for them to be used? Also, some PPDs are listed by lpinfo as (recommended) - though not in this case. How is that bit of metadata incorporated into the printing system? Kind regards, Vince -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
