<quote who="Hubert Chan"> >>>>>> "nate" == nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...]
> I can't really help you with your printing problem, since I don't print > From Star/Open Office, but you can save a step in your workaround. If > you run spadmin, you can create a PDF writer which basically runs ps2pdf > for you. ok cool. ill try that! sounds neat > > You may also want to try converting the PDF file back to ps using > pdftops or pdf2ps (I don't know what the difference is, but they're both > installed on my system), and printing the resulting ps file. I've found > that that sometimes helps with bad ps files. ok > > It looks like what is happening is that Star/Open Office is generating > bad PostScript. CUPS passes it off the printer driver, so as far as CUPS > is concerned, the file's printed. The driver barfs on the bad > PostScript, so it doesn't actually send anything to the printer, but > can't notify CUPS that something's wrong. i suppose its possible, kind of strange though.... > > PS. Doesn't the LaserJet 4000 speak PostScript natively? Or is it just > certain models? If yours does, it may be worth using a normal PPD > instead of the foomatic driver. A Google search on "HP LaserJet 4000 > PPD" reveals http://hp.sourceforge.net/ where you can download such a > file. i think mine does, im no printing expert, i don't print much but i will take a look at that url. thanks! nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]