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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Bug#17402: incorrect printing
From:       Leon Widdershoven <l.widdershoven () fz-juelich ! de>
Date:       2000-12-21 10:16:55
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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<queuename> <file.ps>'.
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)
> 
> 
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