Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:55:37 -0500 From: "Bob Johnson" <fbsdlists@gmail.com> To: "Donald J. O'Neill" <donaldjoneill@gmail.com> Cc: bobo1009@mailtest2.eng.ufl.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best way to print photos Message-ID: <54db43990603311255w676de2fcv5bd4c775738fdd68@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200603311441.57084.donaldjoneill@gmail.com> References: <20060330.230839.19965278.imp@bsdimp.com> <20060331.093712.44146841.imp@bsdimp.com> <54db43990603311216y50ea816bi970f31acaf031589@mail.gmail.com> <200603311441.57084.donaldjoneill@gmail.com>
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On 3/31/06, Donald J. O'Neill <donaldjoneill@gmail.com> wrote: > On Friday 31 March 2006 14:16, Bob Johnson wrote: > > > > [...] > > The process works for printing JPEGs from web pages on my laser > > printer (although not with HPIJS), and since the HPIJS driver is > > supposed to autodetect photo paper in your printer, I would expect it > > to "just work" for photos if you can print a web page with it. > > _______________________________________________ > > Unless the printer was capable of determining what sort of paper it was > loaded with, I just don't see how the HPIJS driver would autodetect > photopaper. > > Don The documentation says that's exactly what happens. The printer detects it, and tells the driver. On our HP printer, you switch a lever to get it to print from the photo paper tray instead of the main tray. That may be what it detects, or maybe it's even smarter than that. - Bob
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