apsfilter and Epson Stylus C63 on Current

[edwinculp]

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De: Chip <chip at wiegand.org>
Fecha: Martes, Agosto 24, 2004 7:26 pm
Asunto: Re: apsfilter and Epson Stylus C63 on Current

> edwinculp wrote:
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> >>>Just to check, you have removed the base install's lp* utilities 
> >>>right?
> >>
> >>No, I must have read over, under, around and/or through that in 
> the 
> >>cups howto's I been using.
> >>
> >>Let me be sure that I am understanding.  I should remove lpd, 
> lpq, 
> >>lpc, lpr, lprm and family to use cups?
> >>
> >>That could definitely be the problem because I have't done it.
> >>
> >>Thanks, I'll give it a try in a few.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > Nope, didn't work or even change anything.  I can still print the 
> cups test page and anything form gimp but nothing through the cups 
> configuration nor can I configure the C63 with apsfilter because it 
> isn't in gs although ijs is compiled in and there must be a way to 
> use the gimp-print driver through gs or update apsfilter to use the 
> new gimp-print drivers but I haven't found either.
> > 
> > Thanks again, Anish, for the suggestion.
> > 
> > ed
> 
> I'm interested in this also. I used Apsfilter to set up an Epson 
> C62 
> that works fine except for printing email - it prints the ps code. 

First as much as it hurts to admit it, the C62 and the C63/64 are very different beasts.  If I had known it at the time I wouldn't have bought it but ...

Our problems are different but yours doesn't sound too difficult because you can print web pages.  What program are you using to print your email?

It sounds like you just need a -P printerConfigThatPrintsWebPages added to the lpr.
ed
> I 
> print web pages, .pdf files and .txt files fine. I haven't tested 
> anything else, I mainly need the ability to print emails more than 
> anything else. I have the same problem with a Lexmark E312 
> LazerJet. I 
> haven't tried Cups, don't know the first thing about it.
> --
> Chip
> 
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