[Printing-architecture] human readable media-type

[Pascal Obry]

Hello,

Still looking for an answer to this or hint to be on the right track. With
PPD API being deprecated I just can't imagine that there is no solution to
this?

Thanks!


Le jeu. 22 nov. 2018 à 14:19, Pascal Obry <pascal at obry.net> a écrit :

> Hello !
>
> I have contacted you about this issue on year ago! Made no progress and
> waited for a new CUPS version to be out. With 2.2.9 on Debian the PPD API
> is deprecated for good! So I'm back on this issue.
>
> With the following attached program I get:
>
> $ gcc -g -o cupsmed cupsmed.c -lcups && ./cupsmed Epson3880
> **** PRINTER [Epson3880]    URI:[ipp://localhost/printers/Epson3880]
> count: 20
> localized option: media-type
>
>    format:           stationery      stationery
>    format:             postcard      postcard
>    format:  photographic-glossy      photographic-glossy
>    format:         transparency      transparency
>    format:             envelope      envelope
>    format:            back-film      back-film
>    format:   photographic-matte      photographic-matte
>    format:          matte-heavy      matte-heavy
>    format:    stationery-inkjet      stationery-inkjet
>    format:    stationery-coated      stationery-coated
>    format:                photo      photo
>    format:  photographic-glossy      photographic-glossy
>    format:            semigloss      semigloss
>    format:               luster      luster
>    format:       archival-matte      archival-matte
>    format:  water-color-radiant      water-color-radiant
>    format:  photographic-glossy      photographic-glossy
>    format:               ilford      ilford
>    format:           color-life      color-life
>    format:                other      other
>
> The first column if the media-type reported by ippGetString(attr, i, NULL)
> and the second column is a try to get the human-readable localized value
> using cupsLocalizeDestValue(). As you can see, in both case I have the same
> value.
>
> On my Debian box using CUPS local server (http://localhost:631) I get 20
> media-type too, but the names are human readable:
>
> - Plain Paper
> - Postcard
> - Glossy Film
> ...
> - Premium Glossy Photo Paper
> - Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
> ...
> - ColorLife Paper
> - Others
>
> And up to now, with everything I tried I have not found the way to get
> those names.
>
> Can someone help? Put me on the right track? I must be missing something
> but I see nothing in the CUPS API to do so.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> --
>   Pascal Obry /  Magny Les Hameaux (78)
>
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>
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