Re: How is the workflow for newer printers support?

Robert Krawitz <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.printing.gimp-print.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 5/23/21 2:03 AM, Carlos via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
> On 22/05/2021 20:39, Robert Krawitz wrote:
>> On 5/21/21 9:57 PM, Carlos via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
>>> Hi, I have a EPSON L3150 printer and installed gutenprint because I wanted to align heads (on
>>> linux), but it doesn't have support for the L3150. So, I was curious to know how is the workflow to
>>> add new printer driver support? The driver that I run to print is the generic ESC/P-R, and I noted
>>> that the printers with gunterprint drivers have native "full feature" linux driver. What that means?
>>> There is something that I and others non-experienced programmers can do for help gutenprint to
>>> increase printers support?
>> Gutenprint supports Epson printers using ESCP2, but most ESCPR printers also support ESCP2.  It's
>> quite possible that the Stylus C82 driver will work with this printer; if it doesn't, there are
>> other drivers that may.
>>
>> Support for head alignment is a different matter.  It's possible that escputil will work (specifying
>> the C82), but a lot of newer printers either don't support head alignment or use a different
>> mechanism than older ones.
> 
> Looks great! I will try this driver you say and see if it works on L3150.
> 
> So, If a driver for one printer work well for another, is there any way to implement it as supported
> by gutenpint, isn't? Is there anything that I could do to help with the project, like testing and
> reporting, etc?
> 
> Thanks for reply!

If it works, please test it at all resolutions (you don't need to make big prints) and any paper
types you have handy.  I don't recall whether the C82 supports borderless printing; if it does,
please test that (otherwise I'll look to see if another existing driver might work that you can test).

If it works, I just have to add one line to an XML file and update the release notes.


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