On Wednesday 17 September 2003 18:33 pm, Tim Wunder wrote: > On Wednesday 17 September 2003 9:15 am, someone claiming to be Bruce > Marshall > > wrote: > > On Wednesday 17 September 2003 8:52 am, Tim Wunder wrote: > > > On 9/17/2003 8:44 AM, someone claiming to be Bruce Marshall wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 17 September 2003 8:34 am, Tim Wunder wrote: > > > >>On 9/17/2003 8:29 AM, someone claiming to be Bruce Marshall wrote: > > > >>>On Tuesday 16 September 2003 23:03 pm, Tim Wunder wrote: > > > >>>>On Tuesday 16 September 2003 7:58 am, someone claiming to be > > > >>>> dep > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > >>>>>greets. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>i've been printing from acrobat via cups. the command is lp > > > >>>>> -d LJIIIDSS. problem is, i cannot get acrobat to remember > > > >>>>> this, and i cannot find where in the damned thing the print > > > >>>>> command is stored. i do not object to cracking open just > > > >>>>> about any part of it in order to hardwire this, but i cannot > > > >>>>> for the life of me find it. anybody know? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>tia. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Well, while we're on the subject of pdf files and printing... > > > >>>>For some reason, I can't print a particular .pdf file and I'm > > > >>>>puzzled as to why. Other .pdf files print fine, but not this > > > >>>>particular one. I was able to print it at work using the > > > >>>> Windows version of Acrobat Reader 6.0, but not at home using > > > >>>> acrobat 5.0.5, xpdf, or ggv. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>If you wanna try, you can find the file here: > > > >>>>http://www.thewunders.org/files/CFSStephen.pdf > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Regards, > > > >>>>Tim > > > >>> > > > >>>Printed fine here on an HP4000. > > > >> > > > >>damn, that sucks. > > > >>You using CUPS by chance? > > > > > > > > Yup, Acroread 5.0.5 with kprinter specified as the printer, > > > > into CUPS and then to the HP4000 which is a postscript printer. > > > > > > > > I've had similar problems in the past (unprintable files) and it > > > > seems to usually be due to a 'bad character' (binary zero?) in > > > > the file. The same printer would light it's 'processing' light > > > > and receive the data but would then just turn it off again with > > > > nothing happening. I have also seen the printer get screwed up > > > > where I had to turn it off and back on for a reset to get it to > > > > print. > > > > > > > > Have you tried printing it to a file and then printing the file? > > > > > > I've tried printing it to a file, but the resulting file would be > > > unreadable by ggv, and doesn't print. My printer is an HP960c, > > > which is not a postscript printer. I'm using Acrobat 5.0.5 and > > > kprinter into CUPS, just like you. Perhaps the problem lies in the > > > conversion from PDF to PostScript. What handles that, ghostscript? > > > the printer driver? something else? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Tim > > > > Most likely enscript > > Hmmm... > Doesn't look like I even *have* an enscript executable... > # locate enscript > /usr/share/apps/kdeprint/filters/enscript.desktop > /usr/share/apps/kdeprint/filters/enscript.xml > /opt/kde3/share/apps/kdeprint/filters/enscript.desktop > /opt/kde3/share/apps/kdeprint/filters/enscript.xml > /opt/kde32/share/apps/kdeprint/filters/enscript.desktop > /opt/kde32/share/apps/kdeprint/filters/enscript.xml
/usr/bin/enscript /usr/bin/genscript /usr/share/doc/packages/enscript /usr/share/enscript /usr/share/zsh/4.0.6/functions/_enscript -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 09/17/03 18:41 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Love thy neighbor, but make sure her husband is away first!" _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
