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From PS to PCL via Ghostscript - Printer uses wrong paper tray?!
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Felix |
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From PS to PCL via Ghostscript - Printer uses wrong paper tray?! |
Date: |
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:11:44 -0700 (PDT) |
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G2/1.0 |
G’day everyone!
I installed a virtual Postscript printer and use Ghostscript to
convert Postscript files to PCL and send the PCL files to a real
printer to print Postscript files on a non Postscript printer.
To realize that, I used this tutorial:
http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~henrik/GSPSprinter/GSPSprinter.html
I get the Postscript file from another software – a scan software. In
this software I am able to choose between DIN A4 and DIN A3.
The Postscript file includes the correct page size (in the line below
its DIN A3):
<</DeferredMediaSelection true /PageSize [842 1190] /ImagingBBox
null>> setpagedevice
In the Ghostscript output, the PCL file, I can’t find that entry. The
only thing I find is:
@PJL SET PAPER=LETTER
But that would be the wrong paper size. The print is OK, but the
printer always uses tray no. 1. That’s where the A4 paper is stored.
But I need to print on DIN A3 paper as well. And I think that doesn’t
work because the page size isn’t correct.
Or would that conclusion be wrong? Is there any way to get the printer
to chose the right tray?
Printer: HP LaserJet 5000
Preference file for Ghostscript:
-Ic:\gs\ggs9.01\lib;c:\gs\fonts
-sDEVICE=mswinpr2
-dNoCancel
-dNOPAUSE
-dSAFER
In that preference file I tried “sPAPERSIZE” with a3, a4, auto and
even deleted it completely. None of it worked fine.
I also tried to change preferences of the printer in the printer
itself and the PCL5e driver of the printer. Nothing works...
My questions are:
Does anyone have an idea how I could get the printer to chose the
right tray?
And why does Ghostscript convert from "A3" to "letter"?
Is there a way to catch the Postscript file, check if it's A3 or A4,
usw the right paper size and print? But even if I write -sPAPERSIZE =
a3 it doesn't work proper. The image is resized correctly but the
printer still uses tray no. 1 ...
Best regards,
Felix
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