From kde-devel Thu Dec 21 10:16:55 2000 From: Leon Widdershoven Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:16:55 +0000 To: kde-devel Subject: Bug#17402: incorrect printing X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-devel&m=97739406107969 All printing on UNIX systems is done, by tradition, using the PostScript page description language, understood by the more expensive printers. Of course, not everybody has such a printer. Therefore, a utility called 'ghostscript' is called to convert your PS file to a printer file. Normally you set this up using (on RedHat/Mandrake) 'printtool'. You define a printer queue and print your postscript file using 'lpr -P '. Many apps, like koffice, can do this for you. The queue then is responsible for the conversion. I just checked and there are some dot matrix printers that 'printtool' knows. Just try them. Other distro's may have another printing utility, of course. But most of themhave a large array of 'printer drivers' to choose from. If you have more questions concerning this, give me a private e-mail. Regards, Leon dblack@warp.nfld.net wrote: > > Package: unknown > Version: kde 7.2 > Severity: normal > Installed from: kde source disk > > K-word files are being printed with the PS Adobe -1.0 > EPSF-3.0 headers including information on Prolog > copyright 1994-2000 Trolltech followed by a long list > of page programming and mixed in with the programming > is the desired file saved as .kwd extension etc.... > I'm using 24 pin DOT Matrix printer with a pentium 2 > computer. Can the files saved in K-Word print to a > DOT Matrix printer,and if so is there anything I can do > to switch-off the Adobe printing instructions? > Thank you for your help > > (submitted via bugs.kde.org) > > > >> Visit http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe << -- ========================================================== Undefined behaviour: It works in the debug phase, it works during testing, and it blows up in your customers' face. Inspired by: Scott Meyers, Effective C++ >> Visit http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<