Well - the Epson 700 that arrived today will be shipped back tomorrow. It did indeed print in linux without any hassle, although I couldn't get the same photo quality as in 'doze with the built-in printtool options. Problem was that the darned thing would grab multiple sheets of paper (good paper), tearing some, and seemed to splash ink in blotches across the page. It's also about the slowest thing I've used in ages. Now I know why it was only $99.95 refurbished. Maybe mine will go for $49.95 when the shop gets it back! It's really sad that pretty nice printers like the HP 722 are such a hassle to get to work in linux. All I really would like is to see my 722 or even better my HP 880C print in linux with the photo quality the have in 'doze. I know it's cuz of the close ppa standards. It's no less aggravating, though. And yes, I _have_ written HP to let them know this really torques me off and that they will lose my business, etc ... in the meantime I have several HP printers that just don't cut in in linux. I end up copying files across the lan to my 'doze box and printing from there, or doing the triple-boot thing. If anyone's had outstanding results with photos with HP printers, I surely would love to hear exactly how they did it. For those who don't know about it, check out http://www.httptech.com/ppa/ for info on getting HP printers at least WORKING in linux. Does using post/ghostscript help any? I've not tried messing with that yet and wonder if it would help any. dave w
