Public bug reported:
7.04 updated, gimp-print 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2.
If a printer is configured as an HP Color LaserJet (or several other
color HP printers), only grayscale printing is offered.
pull up a color image in gimp
select Print... from the file menu
see that the image is in color in the page preview
click Setup Printer
select any HP Color LaserJet
see that the image is now grayscale
go into Output tab
see that Color is grayed out
All of these printers are color printers, so they should be able to
print in color.
The source of the problem may be in the foo2hp utility of the foo2zjs
package, according to some of the several other bugs complaining about
color problems with HP printing under Ubuntu, or in the PPD. It seems
there is a systematic problem here that many are seeing and it should be
fixed and backported, if necessary. Apparently it's been around a
while. HP printers are among the most common, particularly their color
lasers, so a lof of people are affected by this.
Relevant bugs: Bug #158837, Bug #90250, Bug #55341. Some very
complicated workarounds are given in those bug reports, but none that is
either simple or practical to implement broadly. This really needs to
be fixed and released.
--jh--
** Affects: gimp-print (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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gimp-print disables color on HP color laserjets
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162316
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