[Samba] pdf printer

[Joel Hammer]

I must agree with the simplicity of doing this.

Most linux apps will print a postscript document to a file when asked
to print to a file. Then, just run ps2pdf. Setting up a print queue to
do this would be easy, at least in lprng, since linux apps routinely
generate postscript files when asked to print.

If coming from a windows client, just choose a postscript driver and do
the same thing.

Joel


On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 02:51:58AM -0800, Tom McKellips wrote:
> Making a PDF printer with samba is easy. I use an Apple Color laserwriter PS 
> driver on my Windows boxes and a call to ghostscript on Linux. The article 
> that got me started out good is at http://www.linux-mag.com/2003-
> 01/guru_01.html It sounds like this may help you also.
> 
> On Sat, 31 May 2003 11:50:40 +0200, Kurt Pfeifle wrote
> > > Norman Zhang nzhang at arkon-group.com
> > > Fri May 30 16:34:25 GMT 2003
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Thank you for your reply.
> > > 
> > >> Please use this little HOWTO:
> > >>
> > >>     http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/samba/2003-March/093504.html
> > >>
> > >> The "color" all depends on the PPD you are using. If you use a B/W 
> Laerprinter
> > >> PPD for this, your PDF will be B/W too. The suggested distiller.ppd 
> should
> > >> be alright. Do you get B/W or Color PDFs from Linux/UNIX/CUPS?
> > > 
> > > I followed the exact procedure as per above URL, except I grabbed the
> > > adist5.ppd from the Adobe Universal PostScript Installer 1.0.6. Is that
> > > okay? 
> > 
> > Yes.
> > 
> > But this only covers the "Install-PDF-Printer-on-CUPS" part.
> > 
> > The other part is the "Install-PDF-Printer-on-Windows". Here you have
> > several options. My recommendation is the "Use-the-CUPS-PostScript-
> > Drivers- for-Windows-NT/2K/XP"-and-export-with-the-help-of-
> > cupsaddsmb" one.
> > 
> > > CUPS seems to able to read it. I got color PDF when I installed an
> > > arbitrary color laser printer (HP Color LaserJet 8500 PS.
> > 
> > You mean if you install that printer on a Windows client and connect 
> > it to the PDF printer?
> > 
> > That's OK if it works. "The proof of the pudding lies in the eating.".
> > 
> > But it won't work with *aribitrary" color laser printers:
> > 
> >   * the driver *must* be a PostScript driver (won't work with PCL). This
> >     is probably obvious to most readers
> > 
> >   * even some PostScript drivers won't work. (If they rely heavily 
> > on PJL    and write a native PJL header to the PostScript file they 
> > generate,    CUPS won't be able to filter the file properly as 
> > intended. The "CUPS    PS Driver for Windows NT/2K/XP" works around 
> > this.)
> > 
> > > I thought I can
> > > get different paper size with this model)
> > 
> > This should work with any PPD containing descriptions for different paper
> > sizes.
> > 
> > > and B/W with a B/W laser printer
> > > (HP LaserJet 2200 PS). Do you have a recommendation for a particular 
> model?
> > > 
> > >> > I have another question, do I need to add a Color Laser Printer Driver
> > >> > in W2K to the PDF share to generate color PDF in Windows?
> > >>
> > >> If you read the suggested HOWTO, you'll see that the driver installation
> > >> first takes place on CUPS. Then you have a CUPS PDF printer (also
> > >> accessible to native CUPS clients).
> > > 
> > > I have setup CUPS to use PDF printing.
> > 
> > Ah, I see.
> > 
> > > I guess I just need to add printer
> > > drivers to the queue?
> > 
> > Yes.
> > 
> > > I was adding the drivers from W2K using HP's printer
> > > drivers. I know it is better to use CUPS drivers, but I don't know which
> > > model is good
> > 
> > The one which works on CUPS (determined by the PPD) is good for Win clients
> > too. cupsaddsmb installs exactly that PPD, plus the Windows 
> > PostScript driver you choose (the Adobe or the CUPS version).
> > 
> > > and it seems to be difficult to use cupsaddsmb.
> > 
> > cupsaddsmb is extremely simple to use. (It is more difficult to understand
> > how it works. How it works is discussed in the new HOWTO.) If it doesn't
> > work, it is mostly because of an error in the "preparation" of the command.
> > See "man cupsaddsmb" for that preparation. Common errors are 
> > discussed in the new HOWTO.
> > 
> > >> To install it on W2K, simply download the CUPS driver. Before you 
> download
> > >> it, you need to run cupsaddsmb. Before you run cupsaddsmb, you should 
> read
> > >> "man cupsaddsmb". Even more info about it is here:
> > >>
> > >>    http://www.linuxprinting.org/kpfeifle/SambaPrintHOWTO/
> > > 
> > > I have been reading your document for the last 2 days (excellent document
> > > BTW). I guess I will read it again 8)
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Norman
> > > 
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Kurt
> > 
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