turboprint.info/ TurboPrint for Linux

Mon Aug 20 12:46:35 MDT 2018 - Install 30 day trial of TurboPrint. A Cups printer is installed.

        ET2550-TurboPrint	Epson_EcoTank_ET2550_(TurboPrint)		Epson_EcoTank_ET2550 TurboPrint

turboprint.info/printer The high-quality Linux printer driver for your Epson EcoTank ET-2550 printer

EPSON_EPSON_ET-2550_Series does not print after TurboPrint install.

Gimp

Image -> Print Size

        Nikon D40 jpg is 3008x2000 pixels
        
        Set "Print Size Width" to 6 inches
        
        Changes to
        5.999 in. x 3.989 in.
        501.4 ppi

Cut 4x6 from 8.5x11

The cut 4x6 are to test printing on cheap paper.

        %!PS-Adobe-3.0
        %%BoundingBox: 36 36 576 756
        %%Pages: 1
        %%LanguageLevel: 2
        %%EndComments
        %%BeginSetup
        % this is where fonts would be embedded
        %%EndSetup
        %%Page: (1) 1
        %%BeginPageSetup
        % this is where page-specific features would be specified
        /inch {72 mul} def
        %%EndPageSetup
        
        0 setgray
        2 setlinewidth
        
        0 inch 4 inch moveto
        9 inch 4 inch lineto
        stroke
        
        0 inch 7 inch moveto
        9 inch 7 inch lineto
        stroke
        
        6 inch 0 inch moveto
        6 inch 12 inch lineto
        stroke
        
        % Print it!
        showpage
        %%EOF

Links

Learn PostScript Programming whoishostingthis.com/resources/

PostScript Tutorial by Paul Bourke Last updated December 1998 paulbourke.net/dataformats/

cups.org/doc/ Generating PostScript for CUPS

Anatomy of a PostScript File

        %!PS-Adobe-3.0
        %%BoundingBox: 36 36 576 756
        %%Pages: 1
        %%LanguageLevel: 2
        %%EndComments
        %%BeginSetup
        % this is where fonts would be embedded
        %%EndSetup
        %%Page: (1) 1
        %%BeginPageSetup
        % this is where page-specific features would be specified
        %%EndPageSetup
        % Draw a black box around the page
        0 setgray
        1 setlinewidth
        36 36 540 720 rectstroke
        
        % Draw a two inch blue circle in the middle of the page
        0 0 1 setrgbcolor
        306 396 144 0 360 arc closepath fill
        
        % Draw two half inch yellow circles for eyes
        1 1 0 setrgbcolor
        252 432 36 0 360 arc closepath fill
        360 432 36 0 360 arc closepath fill
        
        % Draw the smile
        1 setlinecap
        18 setlinewidth
        306 396 99 200 340 arc stroke
        
        % Print it!
        showpage
        %%EOF

Photo Printing