[argyllcms] hplip printer driver and color management

Hi,

[[For those who don't know: hplip is the open source printer driver project 
that supports most HP printers on linux.]]

Continuing my quest for a new printer, I asked the hplip team how their 
printer driver deals with color management. You can read the "full" 
conversation here:
https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/36564

After about two months, I finally got this answer:
> What printer are you using?
> 
> HPLIP does not support using other ICC profiles.
>
> However most printer models are able to be color calibrated (not all models
> are supported however).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Aaron

I need some help in reading this correctly.

> HPLIP does not support using other ICC profiles.
This part seems clear: hplip is not CM aware.

> However most printer models are able to be color calibrated
I have no idea how this would work, and how this would impact a colour managed 
workflow. Would it help to get predictable print results ?

Is there anything in the answer that would confirm that the drivers provide a 
linear response ?

Any comments are welcome.

Geert

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