On Wednesday 13 March 2019 03:36:10 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Anno domini 2019 Tue, 12 Mar 23:01:46 -0400 > > Gene Heskett scripsit: > > On Tuesday 12 March 2019 18:15:17 deloptes wrote: > > > Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > If you folks can find and solve this problem, I'd be most > > > > appreciative. I've removed the true filter, leaving enscript, > > > > but that also pops up this error: > > > > > > > > The MIME type application/postscript is not supported as input > > > > of the filter chain (this may happen with non-CUPS spoolers when > > > > performing page selection on a non-PostScript file). Do you want > > > > TDE to convert the file to a supported format? > > > > > > > > None of the other filter selections materially change this error > > > > message. > > > > > > I guess you have to look at the cups configuration. If the printer > > > is properly configured/supported in cups, it should work from kpdf > > > without issue. > > > > > > And why it is saying non-CUPS spoolers? > > > > > > If you don't mind share the model. I am not very knowledgable, but > > > someone else can help and probably the debian user will be more > > > fruitful. > > > > Its an MFC-J6920DW > > > > > I stick to B/W HP laser and first I used 5L for 18y which I > > > replaced last year with another HP. > > > > > > Most important to configure the cups server - use the cups UI. > > > Find the model or compatible one (ppd or whatever it is called in > > > Brother). > > > > Probably been to that rodeo a couple hundred times. It is not > > properly configured in cups, doing extremely pastel output. Ink > > mileage is of course fantastic since it doesn't use near enough. > > > > > Check the packages required and installed - might be you need the > > > proper filter package. > > > > I think that highly likely, but no one at cups can tell me what > > filter might be missing, and I have installed everything cups > > related according to synaptic. > > Hi Gene! > > I have a MFC-J5320DW. I cannot configure the print quality from TDE, > but I can from the cups web frontend http://localhost:631 > > There are settings for "paper quality" that affect the print quality, > you might want to test all posible values. Also there is a setting for > "draft" and "ink saving" somewhere. > > Nik BTDT Nik, even hand edited the ppd. Something in the filters category is just plain striping 90% of the option stuff in the ppd. TDEPrint seems to be aware of it, and refuses to even try, so does gv. evince and okular play dumb and shove it down the pipe anyway, ignoreing the spillage. What I really expect is for it to start working by the time I download an official buster image. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>