Re: [SLE] CUPS configuration

From: John Andersen (jsa_at_pen.homeip.net)
Date: 10/04/03

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Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 20:23:44 -0800

    On Friday 03 October 2003 11:15, tallison@tacocat.net wrote:
    > I have what might be a strange configuration for a CUPS server.
    > Or at least strange results.
    >
    > I have a super duper Kyocera printer that supports everything known to
    > man. I'm trying to work with JetDirect right now.
    >
    > I can print using JetDirect, but the postscript font rendering is not as
    > good as the font rendering I can get from the same content using Windows.
    >
    > My first suspicion is that Windows lets the printer do the postscript
    > conversion and CUPS does the postscript conversion for the printer. This
    > guess, if correct, would imply that I really want to send the job to the
    > printer and let it decide what to do with it.
    >
    > How might I try this?

    Try seting up another cups to the printer as a raw printer.
    Note that raw does not mean raw unless you edit
    a couple files in /etc/cups, specifically cupsd.conf - see the
    comments at the bottom. 

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