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Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:55:37 -0500
From: "Bob Johnson" <fbsdlists@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Best way to print photos
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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