Gernot Hassenpflug
2017-06-27 15:44:50 UTC
Hello all,
I am starting to work on adding some more Canon printers to the
gutenprint code (goal being adding some of the new G and T series
machines, and later MB and iB series).
My first attempt is the Canon E470 series, which has only a few media
types and papersizes.
The E460 and E480 were already added previously, so this is filling in a gap.
I notice that Canon advertised in their latest driver for this printer
the use of a square 127x127mm (5x5 inch) photo media, of course also
with a new papersize code in the Canon parameters.
Looking at src/xml/papers.xml I notice that such a papersize has
already been added to the gutenprint code, but it seems only intended
for dyesub printers:
<paper name="w360h360">
<description translate="value" value="5x5"/>
<comment value="Only used by certain dyesub models"/>
<width value="360"/>
<height value="360"/>
<unit value="english-extended"/>
</paper>
Is there any problem using this for normal inkjet printers? I don't
see any other similar-sized media that I could use instead.
Any comments welcome.
Regards,
Gernot Hassenpflug
I am starting to work on adding some more Canon printers to the
gutenprint code (goal being adding some of the new G and T series
machines, and later MB and iB series).
My first attempt is the Canon E470 series, which has only a few media
types and papersizes.
The E460 and E480 were already added previously, so this is filling in a gap.
I notice that Canon advertised in their latest driver for this printer
the use of a square 127x127mm (5x5 inch) photo media, of course also
with a new papersize code in the Canon parameters.
Looking at src/xml/papers.xml I notice that such a papersize has
already been added to the gutenprint code, but it seems only intended
for dyesub printers:
<paper name="w360h360">
<description translate="value" value="5x5"/>
<comment value="Only used by certain dyesub models"/>
<width value="360"/>
<height value="360"/>
<unit value="english-extended"/>
</paper>
Is there any problem using this for normal inkjet printers? I don't
see any other similar-sized media that I could use instead.
Any comments welcome.
Regards,
Gernot Hassenpflug