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From: Harishankar on 1 Aug 2010 02:20
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:29:45 +0000, Harishankar wrote:

> I'm using HPLIP /CUPS with the hpcups driver to print using my hp psc
> 1315 printer.
>
> Has anybody had the issue that during a print job it is impossible to
> ask the printer to use both the B&W and colour cartridge at the same
> time? I mean, if you select Normal Color it prints even black text using
> the colour cartridge (giving a non-sharp brownish grey effect) and when
> I select Normal Greyscale it is impossible to print in colour?
>
> I had the same problem using HPIJS drivers as well but the HPCUPS
> haven't solved the problem either?
>
> Has anybody ever successfully printed a multi-coloured document with
> both the B&W and colour cartridge used where black is printed using the
> B&W cartridge and other colours printed using the colour cartridge like
> in Windows?
>
> This seems closely related to this bug report:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+sour ... bug/235399
>
> Seems nobody at HP have resolved the issue related to Linux printing or
> am I doing something wrong?
>
>
>
> --
> Harishankar (http://harishankar.org)

Just an update: I've followed up this as a bug report to Debian as well
as posted a message on an existing report at launchpad.

I believe that newer printers in the same range have automatic colour
conversion in firmware which would resolve the issue?

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Harishankar (http://harishankar.org http://lawstudentscommunity.com)


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