Re: NSPrinter problem (PPD)

[Fred Kiefer]

Your PPD file should work now with current SVN GNUstep. In the file
there are line like the following:

*PageRegion Letter/Letter: "
  <<
    /PageSize [612 792]
  >> xerox$pagedevice copy xerox$setpagedevice
"

The "<" was taken by our PPD parse to denote the start of a hexadecimal
sequence, which of course it wasn't in this place. I change the code
here and also added a bit more error output.

Hope this helps
Fred

Andreas Höschler schrieb:
> 
> I just configured my printer with
> 
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain GSLPRPrinters '{
> lp={PPDPath="/usr/local/ppds/xr_8400DP.ppd"; Host=localhost; Note="Xerox
> Phaser 8400DP"; Type="Xerox Phaser 8400DP"};}'
> 
> When I know open TextEdit.app I get a "Badly formatted hexadecimal
> substring in PPD printer file" exception and TextEdit.app dies. I have
> checked NSPrinter.m, it happens in
> 
>     -(NSString*) interpretQuotedValue: (NSString*) qString
> 
> but I have no idea what could be wrong here. I don't really understand
> what exactly this method is supposed to do. Any idea? I attached the PPD
> file if anybody cares.
> 
> I would like to use this opportunity how exactly printing is supposed to
> work under GNUstep. I have a print queue xerox that can be used rom the
> command line with
> 
>     lp -d xerox filname
> 
> The Xerox printer is a network printer reachable at 192.168.1.253. What
> would be the correct setting for such a beast? I guess HOST shoul dpoint
> to the IPAdresse of the print queue, right
> 
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain GSLPRPrinters '{
> lp={PPDPath="/usr/local/ppds/xr_8400DP.ppd"; Host="192.168.1.253";
> Note="Xerox Phaser 8400DP"; Type="Xerox Phaser 8400DP"};}'
> 
> Who is doing the PDF to PostScript conversion here if this shoul dbe
> necessary? I have installed Vindaloo as a PDF viewer and just relaized
> that this app cannot print!? What are you guys using for viewing and
> printing PDFs?
>