Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:03 +0200 From: Patrick Hess <patrickhess@gmx.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cups, and hplip too, fail to recognize printer when I try to print Message-ID: <477957058.5k2z2xW8Mq@desk8.phess.net> In-Reply-To: <367626.70666.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <263570.73680.bm@smtp114.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <BLU436-SMTP2519826ED84FBA73F5C18B680B40@phx.gbl> <367626.70666.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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Thomas Mueller wrote: > It would be helpful if a laser printer/all-in-one would support a > standard print file format/interface, like PDF, instead of having > their own proprietary PCL. > > Then such a printer might work in Linux and BSD even without a > specific driver. Or am I wrong? Just look for printers that support PostScript and you'll be fine. > So now I view hplip as a red flag and intend not to buy anything > further from HP, printer or otherwise. You may want to give Kyocera a try. They refer to their implementation of PostScript as "KPDL3", btw. Patrick
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