Canon USB printer [SOLVED]

[Gustavo Seabra]

Wolfgang Gill wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:37:50 -0600, Gustavo Seabra wrote
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>>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...
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>>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.
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>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.
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>Wolf
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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.

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