From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Jun  4 04:56:10 2012
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19E571065673
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  4 Jun 2012 04:56:10 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [89.206.35.99])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CD928FC1C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  4 Jun 2012 04:56:09 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q544u51L003709;
	Mon, 4 Jun 2012 06:56:05 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost)
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id
	q544u5X2003706; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 06:56:05 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 06:56:05 +0200 (CEST)
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To: Thomas Mueller <mueller23@insightbb.com>
In-Reply-To: <C0.FD.05368.2613CCF4@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206040655030.3685@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References: <C0.FD.05368.2613CCF4@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7
	(wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [127.0.0.1]);
	Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:56:05 +0200 (CEST)
Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: HP networked printer -- hp-setup won't use, hp-probe finds
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:56:10 -0000

ppd file are actually human readable, you get a fragment that tell you how 
to filter postscript to produce output.

eg. my OfficeJet 8500 filter is based on it.

On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Thomas Mueller wrote:

> Polytropon, you mention ppd files (.ppd or .ppd.gz).
>
> Is this the binary plugin that hplip was unable to install for me?
>
> Or am I grasping at straws?
>
> Somehow I thought the binary plugin was much bigger than the .ppd.gz files found in
> /usr/local/share/ppd/HP/
>
> Tom
>
>