On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 17:48:01 (+0000), Brian wrote: > On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 15:24:07 +0100, jdd wrote: > > > Le 11/03/2016 14:00, Brian a écrit : > > > > >2. You are very uneasy about having a proprietary driver for printing on > > > your machine, so are seeking a way not to use it and have only standard > > > Debian/Linux drivers. > > > > this printer seems to be recent and flexible. Chance is he may be a pdf > > printer. > > > > Did you try to send him a pdf without any filter? or try printing a pdf from > > a ssd card? > > The AirPrint facility handles a PDF (it has to).
I don't understand this statement. If a printer doesn't have a PS interpreter (or emulation thereof), are you saying that it acquires one by virtue of supporting AirPrint? > Whether the printer > handles direct PDF printing is questionable. But it's a decent idea to > try. It would seem odd to support PDF printing and be silent on the matter in the printer's literature, eg www.printerbase.co.uk/spec/pdf/brother-mfcj5720dw.pdf http://support.brother.com/g/b/spec.aspx?c=eu_ot&lang=en&prod=mfcj5720dw_us_eu_as Cheers, David.