On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 06:12:40PM -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > >CUPS is a black box to me, filled with black magic. > > Me too. That's why I use lpd.
I'm considering it, at least for this laptop. Still, it would be nice to know how to fix this problem for cases where CUPS is a better fit. > > Could you send me the PDF? sent off-list > > As Chip Camden noted, it could be a problem with the printable area not > being correct. CUPS should get that information from a PPD file--I > think. Do you have the correct PPD installed...er...wherever it should > be installed? Or maybe that's automatic, and you just need to set CUPS > to the right printer. Support for the 4050 series was available with the default install. I just picked it from a list when setting up CUPS. That's one of the things I like about these well-known network attached HP PostScript laser printers. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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