Op ma, 27-02-2006 te 10:19 -0500, schreef George M. Gallant, Jr.: > When printing to a HP LaserJet 4000 I get lines that are drawn as > rectangles rather than rounded ends. This makes all 45 degree > corners have splinters and the fill areas have dart like connections > to the lines. > > The screen looks good.
I reported this exact same problem some time ago - and so did you yourself quite some time before that, because I quoted you on that occasion. A simple and effective workaround is to print the file to EPS, and then convert that to PDF using epstopdf. Also, I supplied all files, including a scan of the faulty printout (look for the subject "PCB PS printing problems - workaround", of February 17th), as DJ Delorie asked. As for DJ Delorie's suggestion: > "Sigh, it prints fine on my laserjet 2550 (native postscript). Are > you using the printer's postscript engine, or the CUPS converter?" Indeed I have CUPS installed and running - and I just found out that the lp[r] command in fact invokes lp[r]-cups, which might well explain the odd printing results. So finally, it seems I know what causes the PS printing problems. Is there a simple way to bypass the CUPS server? Otherwise, I think I'll just stick to using epstopdf. Regards, Richard Rasker
