From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 3 20:32:08 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D91BE16A423 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:32:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Received: from mail.scls.lib.wi.us (mail.scls.lib.wi.us [198.150.40.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 631C943D4C for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:32:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Received: from [172.26.2.238] ([172.26.2.238]) by mail.scls.lib.wi.us (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k33KVvsc079704; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:31:57 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Message-ID: <4431863D.6020008@scls.lib.wi.us> Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:31:57 -0500 From: Greg Barniskis User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "M. Warner Losh" References: <200603311221.26099.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <20060331.114603.116351942.imp@bsdimp.com> <20060401091713.5fa856c0@localhost> <20060403.132711.21331470.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20060403.132711.21331470.imp@bsdimp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:54:29 +0000 Cc: fbsdlists@gmail.com, bobo1009@mailtest2.eng.ufl.edu, freebsd@meijome.net, duncan.fbsd@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best way to print photos X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:32:08 -0000 M. Warner Losh wrote: > OK. I got bordered photo printing working. I haven't gotten > borderless printing working, alas. > > The key points I learned: > > (1) Install print/cups. > (2) Install graphics/hpijs. This filters .ps -> goo the printer groks > (3) Install graphics/gimp. This makes .ps files > (4) Kill lpr/lpd before starting cups. > (5) Make sure you configure lpr/lpd not to startup on boot > (6) Remove lp* binaries > (7) Setup buildworld /etc/make.conf so it doesn't build lpr with > NO_LPR or WITHOUT_LPR > (8) Add printer via localhost:631 web interface. > (8) Set printer to draft mode via cups for testing > (9) Use firefox to generate test prints. > (10) To print from gimp, I have to remove the '-l' from the command > line every time I print in the printer setup. This causes the > raw .ps file to go to the printer, rather than via cups' > postscript filter for the printer. > (11) To get photos, one must set photo quality via cups setup > interface. [snip] Thanks very much for posting back a solution summary. I tried to monitor this thread but it got to be more verbose than I could digest. This is most helpful. > I'd love to know how to print borderless prints (right now I get 1/4" > (8mm) boarder on the prints). Perhaps I'm not reading you right, but if you mean you want to print your images all the way to the physical edge of the paper, I think you are out of luck. As I understand it, most consumer model printers simply do not (physically cannot) support that. In PDF terminology, you've got the MediaBox (paper size) is one thing and the Bleedbox (printable area) is another, smaller thing. Then there's the Trimbox, an even smaller area where printing is thought to be reliably accurate. Of course, if you can print "borderless" on your particular printer via Windows, then you should have a reasonable expectation of being able to do that in FreeBSD as well. However, if you regressed your setup I think you'd find that the hardware is the limiting factor. -- Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator South Central Library System (SCLS) Library Interchange Network (LINK) , (608) 266-6348