Gutenprint for amiga

[Terminills]

Its possible port this printer program to amiga?
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/

Nope or is it?

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2715/gsijs.png

[Terminills]

TurboPrint for the Amiga hasn't been updated in years. But I agree with Mech, printing across my network (you can't use AmiTCP) to my PS printer give the best output and HP inkjets (even new ones) are still supported by the Amiga. Final Writer and PageStream give the best looking documents. It is also easy to change printers with the click of an Icon that runs a short script changing ENV parameters.  

As far as the GIMP goes, it would likely run under OS4.1 on a NG Amiga; Classics just don't have the chutzpah to get those programs to really run

gimp-print is not gimp.  it was originally designed as high quality drivers for gimp and eventually moved to being a stand alone driver subsystem.

[Terminills]

Gutenprint (Gimp-print) would be awesome on the Amiga.

I recently was looking into setting up my printer (HP OfficeJet 8500A Pro) on my Amiga and couldn't figure out what driver I needed, unfortunately it doesn't support PCL5 or PCL6, instead it says it supports PCL3 Enhanced, which I've never even heard of.

But then I got distracted by other things...

Any clue on what driver I could use for an OfficeJet?

slaapliedje

that requires hplip which is also an ijs driver package.

[Terminills]

Why would printer drivers require an X Server?

It doesn't it compiled and ran in 20 minutes with ixemul.

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Yes, I understand that, but the Open Source (GPL) type of software runs in Linux and without the PPC of the NG Amigas one would have a hard time in converting it without AmiCygnix.  But feel free to go ahead and do so, I'll look forward to your efforts.

[Terminills]

yes, I was a bit puzzled as well

There's a bit left but I have sent out a working copy to people to help me test it.

[Terminills]

Terminillis

When will this be ready?

I don't have a firm date yet. But it is moving along.

[Terminills]

Any updates on this Terminills?

http://repo.arixfoundation.com/downloads/gutenprint/gutenprint-new.lzh


need to finish fixing ghostscript still but here's a working version of gutenprint.  useless but working.   anyone wants to help me fight with ghostscript I can help them get the ijs portion working correctly.

[Terminills]

Ah, I see.  You were referring to GhostScript as running on the Amiga which it has been for years and is part of TurboPrint.  As I understood it, Gimp-print was different than GS.

Actually it's an add on to ghostscript.  Gutenprint is running as an ijs server in that pic.  however the current version of ghostsript's built in ijs client is b0rked.   So I need to fix it and once that's done it's a 100% working gutenprint port.

As of right now you can use the sample ijs client I included and print any pnm file to gutenprint(gimp-print) supported printers if you want to mess with the few 100 or so diff options in the command line.

[Terminills]

Doesn't do a ton yet but after some work I've removed the ijs requirements.

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i think terminills is working along his priorities and it seems currently that he concentrates on supporting wanderer upgrade apparently to get arix and likely aros an adequate and native gui frontend.
http://aros-exec.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=8687&forum=7&post_id=87557#forumpost87557

multiplatform projects like this one might have been put on hold as result of certain incidents of late, but honestly i dont know it myself for sure and i think gutenprint will be eventually resumed. the question is when.

Pretty much... And yes Gutenprint is still on my list and will be completed.    Besides I need it for Arix also.

[Terminills]

And we need it too for AROS/AEROS/OS4/MOS ... :-) Sadly its one man task, so be good and live up the great mission, o Hercules! :-) So I will not have to :whack: to people saying buy a new colour LaserJet cause it might work

For the record so everyone knows yes I am going to finish the port.  However it is merely a hobby project so I will be doing so as my time allows.

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@Terminills
Some progress in the port of Gutenprint?
Thx in advance for you work

Expect to see it in Arix first.