Well, if I open the same PS file in preview and print it through the regular Mac print system on this printer it looks fine -- centered, not truncated, the correct size, etc. Does that mean anything in this context?
Michael On 9/6/07 8:30 AM, "William Kyngesburye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 6, 2007, at 2:05 AM, Michael Barton wrote: > >> I'm printing on an inkjet printer (Epson) connected to another computer to >> which I'm networked. However, this works for other printing with no >> problems--including using gs to change the PS file to a PNG and then sending >> the PNG to lpr. >> >> Michael > > Does the Epson OSX printer driver handle postscript (in the past they've > required a 3rd-party PS RIP)? CUPS (lpr) itself doesn't do any PS rendering, > just hands the job to the correct printer driver (as far as I know). Or it at > least adds printer-specific PS data to the job. If it does render PS for > non-PS printers, it may be crude. > > I just remembered that Gimp-Print, which provides postscript printing to many > non-PS printers, was renamed to Gutenprint, and an installer is included in > Tiger (ie it's another "printer drivers" option in the Tiger installer, and it > might still be called Gimp-print). This would allow proper PS printing if the > Epson driver isn't PS. > > > ----- > William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com> > http://www.kyngchaos.com/ > > Earth: "Mostly harmless" > > - revised entry in the HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy > > > > __________________________________________ Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology Director of Graduate Studies School of Human Evolution & Social Change Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity Arizona State University phone: 480-965-6213 fax: 480-965-7671 www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton
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