Re: Gimp printing - general qs

[Andrew Rodger]

Hi Chris.  I am not sure the blame for this problem lies with Apple. 
Indeed they do supply drivers for a range of current printers with the 
OS and I believe they have a wider range available as an add on if 
required.  For most consumer printers there should be a driver 
available, even a generic one, without needing to get involved in the 
complex set ups we have been discussing, which relate to network 
printing with a large format printer which is no longer being made.  
That said, many people would probably argue that GIMP offers scope to 
improve on the driver you may get as standard.

My experience of HP is that their tangible (as opposed to professed) 
support for Apple is indifferent and I had them come and take away 
their large format printer which I bought on the strength of the 
professed support.  The only way I could get it to work was using an 
independent company's RIP software which cost too much money and did 
not work.  That HP should rely on poor overpriced  third party drivers 
to make their machines work demonstrates to me an unwillingness to 
invest in the right areas.  They may argue that most of their large 
format sales go to people using pro RIP hardware or software anyway but 
I felt that dealing with HP was a bit like dealing with BT: a huge 
organsation which is happy to bombard you with expensive unsolicited 
advertising but has not a clue about investing in the product or 
managing the required support.

Having said that, I do use HP for some smaller printers and have to say 
that for colour printing of photographs they are very impressive for 
such cheap machines.

Drew
On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:17, Christopher Hack wrote:
Hi all, following with interest the discussion of Gimp printing, and 
have a
general question.
I - like many people here no doubt - am using OSX and a fairly modern
printer, but having to rely on Gimp printing. Can someone explain why 
this
is the case. I am using a HP Laserjet 1300n printer, which is still 
being
manufactured. Yet I have to use gimp. The beauty of OSX for many is 
that it
requires little technical knowledge, however when you start having to 
use
Gimp, that kind of negates this advantage. Is it simply because Apple 
does
not support many modern printers? Should I switch to a different brand
printer? I really have never understood why m printer is not supported.
Thanks in advance. Chris

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