KurtPfeifle / kp-bannertopdf

Quick'n'dirty shellscript-based hack to satisfy my need for a 'bannertopdf' filter to convert the 'application/vnd.cups-banner' format of CUPS

kp-bannertopdf

Quick'n'dirty shellscript-based hack to satisfy my need for a 'bannertopdf' filter for the 'application/vnd.cups-banner' format of CUPS on Linux

Plan (for Work TBD)

1. Write a sample banner text file (similar to 'vnd.cups-banner' documented here) which shows the type of contents on the banner page we eventually want to support. Use 'vnd.kp-banner' for now so not to conflict with other implementations. This will also serve as an initial rough spec for the format.
   DONE

2. Write an auto-typing definition for this banner format in 'kp-banner.types' to be placed in '/usr/share/cups/banners/'.
   DONE

3. Write a 'kp-bannertopdf' shell script to be placed in '/usr/lib/cups/filters/'. This script will evaluate whatever infos/requests are in the banner file and dynamically create a PDF page from this. The script will work in two stages:

   • First create a Markdown (or HTML?) text file with the "dynamic" content. DONE
   • Then use an external program to convert the Markdown (the HTML) to PDF. ('htmldoc'?, 'pandoc'?, 'enscript'?, 'wkhtmltopdf'?) DONE
   • Optionally, use a(nother) external program to 'stamp' or 'background' some static content onto the PDF. ('pdftk' ?)

Let's start!