Canon S900 printer (again)

[kwall@kurtwerks.com]

Feigning erudition, Alan Jackson wrote:
% I'm really beginning to get irritated at Canon's total lack of support for
% anyone not toeing the Microsoft line.
% 
% I have some Kodak print paper that is not defined in the printer ppd file
% I got from Turboprint. So I sent a request to Canon for the ppd file for
% their printer. And here is the reply...
% 
% > Dear Alan Jackson,
% >
% > Thank you for writing to us.
% >
% > Unfortunately, we do not have a copy of the .ppd file for the S900.  We 
% > only have access to the files for the printer after they are extracted 
% > in Windows or Mac.  I'm sorry.
% 
% Jerks. I'm getting very close to returning it for an HP.

I say you vote with your wallet. Support for Linux is widespread enough
that if one vendor doesn't want to cooperate, I can almost always go to
one that *does* support Linux.

% It's a shame. I think it's a very nice printer, and it has some nice
% features, but I'm not sure I can live with the aggravation.

I'm with you there.

% Would anyone out there have a Canon S900 PPD file that contains Kodak
% Ultima paper definitions?

Can you start with the S800?

% Of course Kodak is so pitiful they haven't even *answered* my query.

So, Canon isn't looking quite so useless, eh? ;-)

Kurt
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