Everyone,

I am trying to create a 'color' *.pcl from a pdf file with the use of gimp and the gutenprint gimp plugin.   I have done this easily to create a black & white *.pcl file, but have not found a way to create a file that contains the 'color' commands for an HP laser printer.

I am running Centos 7.5 with all of the latest updates.  gutenprint- 5.2.9-18.el7.x86_64 is the current version in the Centos repositories

While using the gutenprint plugin within gimp I am allowed to select from a list of HP color printers :

HP Color LaserJet 2500 HP Color LaserJet 4500
HP Color LaserJet 4550
HP Color LaserJet 4600
HP Color LaserJet 5
HP Color LaserJet 5000
HP Color LaserJet 5500
HP Color LaserJet 8550GM

But when I use any of these I am not allowed to select 'Color' on the output tab.

I have tried to use other drivers like 'HP DesignJet 450C'  and am able to select color options without a problem and to produce a color *.pcl file, but the file created obviously does not work on a hp color laser printer.

I tried installing gutenprint 5.3.1 from https://sourceforge.net/projec ts/gimp-print/files/gutenprint-5.3/5.3.1/ , and things seem to go well, but I have little experience with the process, and after the installation and reboot there were no differences with the use of the HP Color LaserJet drivers.

I would like to be able to create a color *.pcl file for an HP Laser printer; if any of you have suggestions as to how to do this with gimp or even cups I would sure appreciate your help. I originally posted this note on the Centos User's list, but got no response. After thinking about things I really should have posted it here.

Thank you ahead of time for your help

--  Greg Ennis

Everyone,

I apologize for posting this again, it looks like I am not getting any takers on this problem.  

If any of you can direct me as to where to look for a solution I would greatly appreciate it. gimp has been a wonderful tool for me to be able to create pcl macros for hp type printers, and I have many forms that I store as pcl macros of a document that are then merge with data to on the fly; all of these are in black and white. We purchased some color printers, and now I would like to create 'color' forms stored as macro commands in hp pcl5 printers. I would surely appreciate anyone's help in making this happen.

Greg Ennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory P. Ennis 
To: Gimp Users 
Subject: [Gimp-user] [Fwd: [CentOS] Gutenprint - Gimp - Color pcl
files]
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:18:25 -0500

Everyone,

I am trying to create a 'color' *.pcl from a pdf file with the use of
gimp and the gutenprint gimp plugin.   I have done this easily to
create a black & white *.pcl file, but have not found a way to create a
file that contains the 'color' commands for an HP laser printer.

I am running Centos 7.5 with all of the latest updates.  gutenprint-
5.2.9-18.el7.x86_64 is the current version in the Centos repositories

While using the gutenprint plugin within gimp I am allowed to select
from a list of HP color printers :

HP Color LaserJet 2500
HP Color LaserJet 4500
HP Color LaserJet 4550
HP Color LaserJet 4600
HP Color LaserJet 5
HP Color LaserJet 5000
HP Color LaserJet 5500
HP Color LaserJet 8550GM

But when I use any of these I am not allowed to select 'Color' on the
output tab.

I have tried to use other drivers like 'HP DesignJet 450C'  and am able
to select color options without a problem and to produce a color *.pcl
file, but the file created obviously does not work on a hp color laser
printer.

I tried installing gutenprint 5.3.1 from https://sourceforge.net/projec
ts/gimp-print/files/gutenprint-5.3/5.3.1/ , and things seem to go well,
but I have little experience with the process, and after the
installation and reboot there were no differences with the use of the
HP Color LaserJet drivers.

I would like to be able to create a color *.pcl file for an HP Laser
printer; if any of you have suggestions as to how to do this with gimp
or even cups I would sure appreciate your help.  I originally posted
this note on the Centos User's list, but got no response.  After
thinking about things I really should have posted it here.

Thank you ahead of time for your help

-- 
Greg Ennis