usbtb A free high performance CUPS backend driver for USB printing in Mac OS X
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A free high performance CUPS backend driver for USB printing in Mac OS X When used in combination with a printer-compatible CUPS-based printer driver, usbtb provides easy-to-use, high-performance printing. The installer for usbtb reduces administration burdens by automating the task of configuring, creating, and verifying new system printer queues.usbtb is simple to use, and will require no special effort on the part of the end user. Once a printer queue has been configured to use usbtb (typically done when the queue is created) no additional effort will be necessary to begin printing. usbtb performs all of its required functions transparently in the background. In other words, usbtb is maintenance free!Apart from its efficient, high-speed performance, usbtb also provides certain enhanced features over the standard usb backend driver. When usbtb detects a recoverable hardware error condition, such as out-of-paper, the driver posts a sequence of error-specific recovery instructions to the queue window of the affected printer.Additionally, for most Epson and HP inkjet printers, usbtb will query the printer for ink cartridge level data. If a printer responds to the query then ink-level status will be displayed periodically in the queue window during printing. Here are some key features of "usbtb": Performance: · Up to 1.25x to 5x faster than the standard OS X USB backend. Compatibility: · Universal binary for Mac OS X on PowerPC and Intel. · Compatible with Mac OS X versions 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther), 10.4 (Tiger) and later. · Compatible with all tested brands of USB-to-parallel converter cable. Ink level reporting: · For Epson and HP printers that support it, ink cartridge levels are reported periodically in the printer queue window during printing. Enhanced error recovery: · Explicit textual cues provided in the printer queue window walk the user through recovery from common error conditions such as out-of-paper. Automatic printer queue creation: · The usbtb installer will automatically match every available USB printer with a compatible CUPS driver (such as Gimp-Print), create a new system printer queue, and optionally verify the functionality of the new queue by printing a test page. What's New in This Release: · usbtb: Previously certain printing devices may not have been detected. Now all USB printing devices should be properly detected.

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