[Openicc] Color-managed printing on Linux with current CUPS: Fact or fiction?

[edmund ronald]

Hi Folks,

 I have just had a conversation with Kai-Uwe, it appears that the general
release CUPS is now capable of doing profile conversions and so, basically
if one sets up a print queue properly and writes a profile name into the
PPD then conversion to that profile should happen. If by some miracle CUPS
treats untagged images as sRGB, then basically it should be possible to
print files from *ANY * app correctly if one manages to get the current
printer profiled and the profile name into the active PPD and doesn't mess
up media settings between prints.

Training users to set up a new print queue for each media type and leave
the settings alone after  printing would mean they would have a nice
color-managed system, at least printer-side, provided the profile were
shoehorned in.

And of course if Gutenprint knew how to install specific purpose printer
queues for certain printer/media combos, and supplied profiles, then color
would be very good out of the box with those specific media.

Is the above fact or fiction? How should it be done on what existing
distributions?

Edmund
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