Comments on: Using a CUPS printer from command line http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/ An open-source software and technology related journal Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GNot http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-5138 GNot Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:47:32 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-5138 Hi Max, I have no clue of how this would be possible without hacking the CUPS backend that is used for the prints... Hi Max, I have no clue of how this would be possible without hacking the CUPS backend that is used for the prints…

]]> By: Max Hoffmann http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-5135 Max Hoffmann Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:15:46 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-5135 Hi, thanks for the tips. Do you know of a way to include shell commands in the options? My problem is: we have a printing quota and a fairly stupid counter that counts a page printed one side only as two pages since default is duplex. If one sets sides=one-sided its being counted as only one page but one get simplex only. So I would like to call pdftk to find out how many pages my document has. And if it is only one set sides=one-sided. Best regards, Max. Hi,
thanks for the tips. Do you know of a way to include shell commands in the options? My problem is: we have a printing quota and a fairly stupid counter that counts a page printed one side only as two pages since default is duplex. If one sets sides=one-sided its being counted as only one page but one get simplex only. So I would like to call pdftk to find out how many pages my document has. And if it is only one set sides=one-sided.

Best regards,
Max.

]]> By: Gnot http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-4890 Gnot Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:05:46 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-4890 Hi, all these commands/utilities are part of the CUPS package and are not printer-specific. Also, some of the available print options apply to text printing and others apply to image printing. There are a lot more, but it would be better to check the CUPS documentation to get a better view. If the printer driver does not support some of the options, they will have no effect in the final print. Unfortunately, I am not expert with printers, so I cannot recommend any specific printer for use under linux. You may find this link useful: http://www.linuxprinting.org/ Thanks for the heads-up! Hi, all these commands/utilities are part of the CUPS package and are not printer-specific. Also, some of the available print options apply to text printing and others apply to image printing. There are a lot more, but it would be better to check the CUPS documentation to get a better view.

If the printer driver does not support some of the options, they will have no effect in the final print. Unfortunately, I am not expert with printers, so I cannot recommend any specific printer for use under linux. You may find this link useful: http://www.linuxprinting.org/

Thanks for the heads-up!

]]> By: Portrait From Photo http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-4886 Portrait From Photo Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:44:10 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/using-a-cups-printer-from-command-line/#comment-4886 Great tips pal! Are these commands applicable to all printers? Is this also useful when printing photos? What kind of printer best uses these commands? I’d like to optimize the use of my own printer when I’m printing photos of my clients and customers and so I’m asking you those query. Thanks and more power. John Great tips pal!

Are these commands applicable to all printers? Is this also useful when printing photos? What kind of printer best uses these commands?

I’d like to optimize the use of my own printer when I’m printing photos of my clients and customers and so I’m asking you those query.

Thanks and more power.

John

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