FreeLists / open-beos-printing / [open-beos-printing] Re: More printer drivers

["Philippe Houdoin" <philippe.houdoin@xxxxxxx>]

Nice job Michael, as always.

> A dumb PostScript printer driver is in the repository.
> It supports monochrome and color printing.
> Color printing requires about 24 times more space
> than monochrome printing in the output not in
> memory!
> The printer driver is not usable for PS file creation, 
> because it creates very large files depending on the 
> chosen dpi.

I guess it's a proof of concept now.
For R1, however, it should be a PictureIterator-herited printer driver, 
no=3F 
Like PDF Writer. Your knowledge on GhosScript engine will help greatly 
here !
The fonts substitutions handling and the PPD (Postscript Printer 
Description) files support, with GUI settings, will make this an hard 
work :-(

> A PCL6 printer driver is also in the repository.
> It supports monochrome printing only and is
> untested and it's very likely that it does not work.

In the future, I guess OpenBeOS web site will have some common 
Hardware Compatibility List, but now, maybe it'll good to put 
somewhere a list for each print drivers available.
 
> BTW has anybody documentation for a printer
> language called PCLGUI=3F My HP DeskJet 3816
> seems to use this for color printing.

Except for some usenet posts, I can't find any reference to this new 
(software-driven) printing protocol.
Maybe asking to Canon or HP could help here=3F
 
Anyway, it's nice to see new print drivers coming to OSBOS like... like 
everyday !
:-)

-Philippe

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