On Sat, 2004-03-06 at 06:04, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:39:55PM -0700, Dax Kelson wrote: > > > On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 07:09, Tim Waugh wrote: > > > > > Can't you set up a print queue to print to a local file instead? Just > > > choose 'custom device' and type in a filename. > > > > Ah yes I see you've never actually tried that before. :) > > > > If only it was that easy. > > I do it all the time when checking bug reports for printer drivers. > What didn't work for you? It doesn't work out-of-the-box, and when it does there are limitations. First you have to edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and add the line: FileDevice Yes Restart cups CUPS will refuse to to do raw printing to such a file, so if you want raw, you are SOL. Dax
