On Wednesday 25 Sep 2002 2:03 pm, you wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > >I'm pretty sure it was the cups+Gimp-print setup that caused my problems. > > Is it worth changing this one to Foomatic+hpijs to see if it disappears? > > If it does, you could always re-think why you wanted the Gimp-print and > > see if you really need it or if alternative settings would help. > > > >Anne > > > >On Tuesday 24 Sep 2002 5:01 pm, you wrote: > >>Dear Erik and Anne, > >> > >>Thanks for helping with this. I configured my printer with cups at the > >>beginning then went to the www webmin admin to setup with one as lp > >>using Foomatic + hpijs, and the other xpp using cups+Gimp-printv4.2.0. > >>This setup always worked fine for me in earlier distributions of LM. Any > >>suggestions? > >> > >>Erik wrote: > >>>Marcia and Anne: > >>> > >>>I may have missed it, but I haven't seen info on how the printer was > >>>set up originally? Did you set it up to use CUPS, Post Script or both > >>>in LM8.2? When I see HP, I immediately think "Post Script", but I'm > >>>not that familiar with them in Linux...in Windows they can be a real > >>>PITA. > >>> > >>>When I set up my Epson 740 USB, I set it up in CUPS as Printer > >>>(printer0) and in Post Script as Printer1. Now, the only problems I > >>>have printing from the net or email is when someone includes emoticons > >>>.... with those, I have to select all, copy and paste into OO, remove > >>>the emoticon(s) and then print. > >>> > >>>HTH, > >>>Erik > >>> > >>>Marcia wrote: > >>>>Anne Wilson wrote: > >>>>>On Sunday 22 Sep 2002 5:28 pm, you wrote: > >>>>>>Dear All, > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Printing works fine on my LM8.2 with my HP 940c deskjet printer (USB) > >>>>>>except when I try to print from the net, email, or xpdf. It works > >>>>>>in all > >>>>>>of the other applications I believe. Any help will be appreciated. > >>>>> > >>>>>Can't answer this, but I can add a bit that might spark inspiration > >>>>>in someone more knowledgeable. My printer is a DJ 990, so should be > >>>>>identical to yours (940 is, I believe somewhat slower and without > >>>>>the duplexer, but otherwise identical). I have printing from a > >>>>>browser, but no control. > >>>>> > >>>>>Printing from every browser I have tried does not allow me access to > >>>>>any of my setup printers. It specifies PostScript/Default, shows a > >>>>>dropdown box, but that has no other entries in. This seems to be > >>>>>the setting for the default printer, without any possibility of > >>>>>changing any properties/settings. > >>>>> > >>>>>Hope someone can use this to come up with an answer for you > >>>>> > >>>>>Anne > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>- - > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to > >>>>>http://www.mandrakestore.com > >>>> > >>>>Dear Anne, > >>>> > >>>>Thank you for this added info. Mine does the same thing from > >>>>browsers, but does not print. I am sure there has to be a simple > >>>>solution. Thanks. > >>>> > >>>>Marcia
> > Well, this is a surprise. I will try it without cups then and see what > happens. Thank you for the suggestion. > I'm not really sure at what point cups is active. I still can configure the printers under the cups management tool, and I am still printing via cups as far as I can tell, but the Foomatic+hpijs is what shows up as the drivers. HTH Anne
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