Comment 56 for bug 235399

forwarded 587578 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+bug/235399
merge 531858 587578
tags 587578 upstream confirmed
thanks

Mark,

Thanks for your report. This is a frustrating bug that has been reported upstream over two years ago and is costing people real money.

I have added your report to the upstream report, but please feel free to add any additional comments to the upstream report at launchpad.

Mark

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Subject: [Pkg-hpijs-devel] Bug#587578: hplip: adaptive greyscale (don't use color to print black, it's expensive)
Date: Wednesday 30 June 2010, 08:11:36
From: Mark Hedges <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>

Package: hplip
Version: 3.10.5-1
Severity: wishlist

It seems like when I print a page of black text using the
default 'Normal Color' printer setting, it uses the color
cartridge to print black. I notice this when the color
catridge runs out of ink or when the paper jams and it
prints only one or two colors instead of all of them.
The color cartridge is for printing color. The black ink
cartridge is for printing black, and is less expensive.
As a result, I have to selectively print pages that might
have color pictures on them, and switch to 'Normal Greyscale'
to print pages that do not. There ought to be a way for
the driver to detect whether it is printing b/w or color,
and use the appropriate cartridge for the appropriate pixels.

Thanks.
Mark

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages hplip depends on:
ii adduser 3.112 add and remove users and groups
ii coreutils 8.5-1 GNU core utilities
ii cups 1.4.3-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-client 1.4.3-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii hplip-data 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - da
ii libc6 2.11.1-3 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libcups2 1.4.3-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.24-1 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libhpmud0 3.10.5-1 HP Multi-Point Transport Driver (h
ii libsane 1.0.21-2 API library for scanners
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8o-1 SSL shared libraries
ii lsb-base 3.2-23.1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii policykit-1 0.96-2 framework for managing administrat
ii python 2.5.4-9 An interactive high-level object-o
ii python-dbus 0.83.1-1 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii python-imaging 1.1.7-1+b1 Python Imaging Library
ii python-pexpect 2.3-1 Python module for automating inter

Versions of packages hplip recommends:
ii avahi-daemon 0.6.25-3 Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
ii hpijs 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs
ii sane-utils 1.0.21-2 API library for scanners -- utilit

Versions of packages hplip suggests:
ii gtklp 1.2.7-2 printing tool for CUPS on the GNOM
ii hplip-doc 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - do
ii hplip-gui 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - GU

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