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[Printer-EVOLIS.git] / lib / Printer / EVOLIS.pm

diff --git a/lib/Printer/EVOLIS.pm b/lib/Printer/EVOLIS.pm
index fdf5b5d..802b780 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Printer/EVOLIS.pm
+++ b/lib/Printer/EVOLIS.pm
@@ -13,21 +13,28 @@ our $VERSION = '0.01';
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 

-This is experimental support for EVOLIS Dualys 3 printer with black ribbon (K) to provide
-pixel-exact driver with support for two-side printing.
+This is experimental support for EVOLIS Dualys 3 printer with black ribbon (K)
+to provide pixel-exact driver with support for two-side printing.

 
 

-Existing cups driver available at
+Existing cups driver is available at

 
 L<http://www.evolis.com/eng/Drivers-Support/Product-support/Dualys-3>
 
 
 L<http://www.evolis.com/eng/Drivers-Support/Product-support/Dualys-3>
 

-does work, but I haven't been able to make it print duplex on cards, especially when generating
-front and back pages separatly.
+but I haven't been able to make it print on both sides of cards,
+partly because using dumplex option in cups seems to segfault GhostScript
+and/or C<rastertoevolis> cups filter depending on combination of duplex
+options.
+
+I also needed pixel perfect transfer to printer, and cups
+bitmap format is always in color, leaving final pixel modifications down
+to cups filter which always produced differences between file sent to
+printer and perfect black and white rendition of it.

 
 =head1 SCRIPTS
 
 Current toolset consists of following scripts:
 
 
 =head1 SCRIPTS
 
 Current toolset consists of following scripts:
 

-=head2 scripts/inkscape-render.pl card/template.svg 201008159999 Name Surname
+=head2 scripts/inkscape-render.pl card/template.svg 201008159999 login Name Surname

 
 Generate pdf files from Inkscape SVG template in C<card/> using
 C<print-front> and C<print-back> object IDs. Layers doesn't work
 
 Generate pdf files from Inkscape SVG template in C<card/> using
 C<print-front> and C<print-back> object IDs. Layers doesn't work


@@ -47,6 +54,12 @@ two-sided card from pbm files.
 Simulator for EVOLIS printer commands which is useful for development.
 It creates one pbm file per page printed.
 
 Simulator for EVOLIS printer commands which is useful for development.
 It creates one pbm file per page printed.
 

+=head2 scripts/evolis-command.pl
+
+Command-line interface to send commands to printer and receive responses.
+Supports readline for editing and history.
+Requires local parallel port connection, probably to USB parallel device.
+

 =head1 EXAMPLE
 
 Following is simple walk-through from svg image in Inkscape to
 =head1 EXAMPLE
 
 Following is simple walk-through from svg image in Inkscape to