Cups-PDF

[VgnFrnd]

Hi.

Please package cups-pdf for soho 5.9. Cups-pdf is a virtual printer driver for cups that enables printing to pdf from any application, not merely those that support it natively. Here is the link:

http://www.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~vrbehr/cups-pdf/

A tutorial explaining how to install it is here:

http://www.linux.com/articles/61826

I am using it on other Linux installations, and I have come to find it indespensible.

Thank you.

[M0E-lnx]

WoW... what a handy utility...

I'll second the request

[Amol]

Me too..!!!

[M0E-lnx]

Unfortunately, I was dinking around with this, and it would seem almost impossible to package.
There is a lot of box-specific stuff that needs to be done to make it work

I was unable to make it work... after installing this (following the shipped instructions) my applications froze when i tried to print anything (all of them) the print dialog wouldn't even come up.

So this is a no-go for me.

[exeterdad]

Looking at the sources...  this one is a booger!
But I dig this freaky $#!t, so I'll give it a try.

Well that, and I'd really like to have this installed

[exeterdad]

Got it packaged, it's working. Made it so everything is working right out of the box. Kinda neat seeing a new printer listed when I want to print something.

I'll upload when I can clean up the build a bit better.

[exeterdad]

Printing to pdf is the neatest thing since sliced bread.
It's in the testing repo.

[VgnFrnd]

Everyone here, especially exeterdad, is awesome. Simply, awesome. Thank you!

[VgnFrnd]

Wait...., no announcement in the package news and updates forum? Let's tell the world! 

[exeterdad]

Ummmm... Might need to clean your monitor, at this moment it's at the top of the forum
http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=6983.0

[VgnFrnd]

Ah, yes. How silly of me. It was about time I cleaned up after that coffee spill!