Subject: Re: How to add date, time&user information on the first page? - msg#00020

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[RFE] STR #2636: conditional directives

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. INSTEAD, POST ANY RESPONSES TO THE LINK BELOW. [STR New] I would like to see support for conditional directives in drv files. For example: #define APOLLO_SUPPORTED 1 #if $APOLLO_SUPPORTED == 1 ModelName "Apollo 2100" ModelName "Apollo 2200" #endif #elif and #else would also be nice. thanks -dave Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2636 Version: 1.1-feature

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Re: How to add date, time&user information on the first page?

cxj wrote: > Helge wrote... > >>You may look at the "alternate pstops filter" (via the links >>on the CUPS home page) and look especially onto the extended >>page-label attribute. >> >>Though the currently available version has been developed >>quite a time ago (for CUPS 1.1.19), it still works (and is >>currently being reworked on the basis of CUPS 1.3.4). >> >>Helge >> >>-- >>Helge Blischke >>Softwareentwicklung >> >>H.Blischke-HInyCGIudOg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Thank you very much for the comments. > > However, since Mac OS X uses the PDF format and use the cgpdftoraster > directly. I'm wondering whether the pstops filter has the chance to be > invoked during printing a job. > Look into the error_log. If the pstops filter gets invoked for this printer in question, then there should be an INFO message telling the filter being started for the current job. Helge -- Helge Blischke Softwareentwicklung H.Blischke-HInyCGIudOg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Re: How to add date, time&user information on the first page?

cxj wrote: > Hi CUPS experts, > > I'm developing > There is a requirement for the our FAX CUPS driver for raster MFC on Mac OS > X, which requires to print the current date,time and user name information on > the first printed page. > > One possible solution was considered. > It is to add a filter before pstops to add the required information with > postscript language. This may works on linux, but seems not work on Mac > because Mac OS X uses PDF format. > > How can I do that then? > > Any helps will be appreciated. > > Regards, > Chen Xujin You may look at the "alternate pstops filter" (via the links on the CUPS home page) and look especially onto the extended page-label attribute. Though the currently available version has been developed quite a time ago (for CUPS 1.1.19), it still works (and is currently being reworked on the basis of CUPS 1.3.4). Helge -- Helge Blischke Softwareentwicklung H.Blischke-HInyCGIudOg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Re: How to add date, time&user information on the first page?

cxj wrote: > Helge wrote... > >>You may look at the "alternate pstops filter" (via the links >>on the CUPS home page) and look especially onto the extended >>page-label attribute. >> >>Though the currently available version has been developed >>quite a time ago (for CUPS 1.1.19), it still works (and is >>currently being reworked on the basis of CUPS 1.3.4). >> >>Helge >> >>-- >>Helge Blischke >>Softwareentwicklung >> >>H.Blischke-HInyCGIudOg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Thank you very much for the comments. > > However, since Mac OS X uses the PDF format and use the cgpdftoraster > directly. I'm wondering whether the pstops filter has the chance to be > invoked during printing a job. > Look into the error_log. If the pstops filter gets invoked for this printer in question, then there should be an INFO message telling the filter being started for the current job. Helge -- Helge Blischke Softwareentwicklung H.Blischke-HInyCGIudOg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx