On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 03:22, Gustavo Seabra wrote: > Wolfgang Gill wrote: > > >On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:11:06 -0600, Gustavo Seabra wrote > > > > > >>Wolfgang Gill wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:37:50 -0600, Gustavo Seabra wrote > >>>[snip] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>To get rid of that > >>>>logo I must purchase a license key, which is about US$30.00 for > >>>>personal use. That's why I love open source so much... > >>>> > >>>>Anyway, the Canon BJC-7000 (Foomatic + bjc800) is working fine, so > >>>>I'll just keep it. It may be possible to edit the configuration in > >>>>the /etc/cups/ppd/<my_printer>.ppd file to get the margins perfect, > >>>>but I don't think I'll mess with that for now. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>You only need to do that once. Plus there are other features which you > >>> > >>> > >don't > > > > > >>>get with the standard Cups drivers. Such as Ink Low indication, nozzle > >>>cleanning, the handling of different types of paper etc.. Just like you > >>> > >>> > >get > > > > > >>>with the Windows drivers. So for $30 it's worth it. > >>> > >>>Wolf > >>>-- > >>>Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>All those features are good to have, but the printing quality is > >>still more important. For some reason, the CUPS drivers get a better > >>quality, so I'm not yet fully convinced that the $30 is a good investment. > >> > >> > > > >I use the TurboPrint drivers (Which runs under Cups) to drive my two Canon > >S830D & BJC-3000 printers (It also supports some HP & Epson printers). And I > >find that they are way better than the standard Cups drivers. It's better > >than the standard Cups drivers, in that the page alignment is better (Way > >more accurate), Print quality is better, and it prints faster. Plus, I can > >print photo's without borders (Which in the case of the S830D is designed to > >do), where the Cups drivers don't support this. SO, for me, the $30 is worth > >it. The free demo version is mainly intended for try before you buy, type > >setup. I've been using these drivers for approx 3 years now, and I'm happy > >with them. So if they aren't free, it's no big deal for me. I'd prefer to > >pay a small amount to get the FULL use out of my $850 printer (The S830D > >that is). > > > >Wolf > >-- > >Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > > > > > > I agree with you. If I had purchased an $850 printer, I'd want full > functionality, and I'd be willing to pay $30 for it. In my case, > however, I'd be paying half the price of the printer just for a driver, > when I can use a free driver that does 80% of the pay one. Photo > printing isn't really important for me, I'd rather pay $0.24 in Wal Mart > for prints when I need them, which is rare. Fair enough.. Wolf
