From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 501671384B4 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2015 00:46:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0E27721C07E; Tue, 3 Nov 2015 00:46:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-1.ca.inter.net (mail-1.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.69]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F171E21C058 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2015 00:46:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (offload-3.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.70]) by mail-1.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB59031335E for ; Mon, 2 Nov 2015 19:46:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail-1.ca.inter.net ([208.85.220.69]) by localhost (offload-3.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id orOdH5uplRxx for ; Mon, 2 Nov 2015 19:46:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from ca.inter.net (host-104-157-150-39.dyn.295.ca [104.157.150.39]) by mail-1.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 75F0C312831 for ; Mon, 2 Nov 2015 19:46:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by ca.inter.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:46:09 -0500 Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 19:46:09 -0500 From: Philip Webb To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems Message-ID: <20151103004609.GB1124@ca.inter.net> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20151102000812.GA1123@ca.inter.net> <5636CE69.7000605@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5636CE69.7000605@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Archives-Salt: 4ca43bcb-c38c-4141-90a0-2a18abf59c61 X-Archives-Hash: c3e40554f57c44cc558be8b5dfcc1f8a 151101 Daniel Frey wrote: > On 11/01/2015 04:08 PM, Philip Webb wrote: >> I am trying to get printing to work properly in my recently built machine. >> 'hp-probe' identifies my printer as 'HP Deskjet 2510 series'. >> When I print a text file from Gvim or a ps file from LO, >> there are blank bands across the page, omitting lines or parts of letters. >> >> I have managed to get Kwrite to print properly >> via file -> print -> options -> layout -> schema : >> when set to 'normal' 'KDE' 'Vim dark', everything comes out as it should >> (there are some amusing color effects, but it's all there). >> >> Alongside Gentoo, I installed Mint 17.2 (Xfce), >> which started printing properly via Gedit + LO >> after I set print quality to 'high' via the 'http://localhost:631' menu >> >> Finally, I've never got the print icon in Gvim to work : >> I use the 'prtdialog' plug-in, which prints, but only badly as above. > Have you tried with foomatic-ppd-install on Gentoo ? > It's the `static-ppds` USE flag, which may also need the `hpijs` USE flag. I've had USE="hpijs" all along & have now tried "static-ppds" too, but there's no change with Gvim or LO ; Kwrite continues to print ok. > I had so many problems with hplip I stopped using it. I found another way > to use my hp CP1025nw with foomatic and that works trouble-free. Don't be coy ! -- What did you actually do which works (smile) ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca