Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Raphaël POITEVIN
Hi, Debian testing. I'm trying to run an old embosser, a basic-d V4 which have only parallel port. I connected it behind an USB parallel converter which is detected: /dev/usb/lp0. In cups interface localhost:631 I don't find any way to choose the converter when adding a printer. Is iit possible

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Samuel Thibault
Raphaël POITEVIN, le lun. 05 oct. 2020 17:48:58 +0200, a ecrit: > I'm trying to run an old embosser, a basic-d V4 which have only parallel > port. I connected it behind an USB parallel converter which is detected: > /dev/usb/lp0. > > In cups interface localhost:631 I don't find any way to choose t

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Jude DaShiell
Braille embossers usually work well with generic printer choice from what limited experience I've had with them. On Mon, 5 Oct 2020, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 12:39:56 > From: Samuel Thibault > To: Rapha?l POITEVIN > Cc: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re:

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Raphaël POITEVIN
Hi Samuel, Samuel Thibault writes: > It should be, yes. When you go to the administration tab, add a printer, > get the list of connections, what choices do you have? * CUPS-BRF (Virtual BRF Braille Printer) * Serial port #1 * Backend Error Handler * Internet Printing Protocol (https) * AppSocke

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Samuel Thibault
Raphaël POITEVIN, le mar. 06 oct. 2020 00:42:06 +0200, a ecrit: > Samuel Thibault writes: > > It should be, yes. When you go to the administration tab, add a printer, > > get the list of connections, what choices do you have? > > * Serial port #1 That could be it (yes it looks like a bad naming

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Didier Spaier
Hi, Le 06/10/2020 à 00:42, Raphaël POITEVIN a écrit : > CUPS-BRF (Virtual BRF Braille Printer) I'd try that. Cheers, Didier

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Samuel Thibault
Didier Spaier, le mar. 06 oct. 2020 01:03:32 +0200, a ecrit: > Le 06/10/2020 à 00:42, Raphaël POITEVIN a écrit : > > CUPS-BRF (Virtual BRF Braille Printer) > > I'd try that. No, it's a virtual braille printer, it will only create a .brf file. Samuel

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Jude DaShiell
So, Apple improved cups. Likely go with: CUPS-BRF (Virtual BRF Braille Printer On Tue, 6 Oct 2020, Rapha?l POITEVIN wrote: > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 18:42:06 > From: Rapha?l POITEVIN > To: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Embosser on USB parallel > Resent-Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020

Re: Embosser on USB parallel

2020-10-05 Thread Samuel Thibault
Jude DaShiell, le lun. 05 oct. 2020 22:00:20 -0400, a ecrit: > So, Apple improved cups. Apple didn't. cups-filters is a community-driven project. > Likely go with: > CUPS-BRF (Virtual BRF Braille Printer Really, no :) that is a virtual printer that produces a brf file. Samuel