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From: John Merryweather Cooper <john_m_cooper@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: gimp-print and ghostscript
To: KATO Tsuguru <dai_fugo@geocities.co.jp>,
	John Brann <john@brann.org>
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One "minor" problem with the IJS route is that HPIJS
integration with ghostscript-gnu is presently
broken--at least with respect to apsfilter.

CUPS sounds like a nice system, but so far the printer
support leaves a considerable amount to be desired.

jmc

--- KATO Tsuguru <dai_fugo@geocities.co.jp> wrote:
> > I need the stp drivers in Ghostscript for
> apsfilter.
> > 
> > Together with others I see comments in the mailing
> lists and CVS about 
> > the 'spin-off' of the gimp-print port, but don't
> understand how to 
> > re-integrate the drivers with Ghostscript.
> > 
> > Does anyone know?
> 
> According to an announcement of Gimp-Print
> developer,
> stp driver is no more an officially supported part
> of
> Gimp-Print. On the other hand, apsfilter has not
> been
> updated for long time.
> 
> Most easiest way of using Gimp-Print is switching to
> CUPS.
> More conventional (but a bit time-consuming) way is
> writing filter script by hand with ijs driver in
> Ghostscript. Detailed instruction how to switch can
> be
> found at additional documents included in Gimp-Print
> port.
> 
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