[gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[張韡武]

Hello. So far openoffice is the only application that I know that could
not directly export PS format, or print to a 'generic PS printer'. I am
having a lot of troubles trying to generate PS file for my documents.
Usually I have to go to a Windows computer and print to the 'Adobe PS
Printer', and take the file back in a usb stick to my Linux computer.
The usual gnome 'generic PS printer' simply does not exist as a printer
of choice in the print dialogue box.

How do you guys manage to make PS files?

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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[John Myers]

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On Sunday 20 November 2005 19:18, 張韡武 wrote:
> Hello. So far openoffice is the only application that I know that could
> not directly export PS format, or print to a 'generic PS printer'. I am
> having a lot of troubles trying to generate PS file for my documents.
> Usually I have to go to a Windows computer and print to the 'Adobe PS
> Printer', and take the file back in a usb stick to my Linux computer.
> The usual gnome 'generic PS printer' simply does not exist as a printer
> of choice in the print dialogue box.
>
> How do you guys manage to make PS files?

You could try exporting as a PDF, then running pdf2ps (from 
app-text/ghostscript) on it

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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[W.Kenworthy]

Open the print dialog, tick the "Print to file" box and then print.  A
file save dialog pops up.  It prints in ps format.  OO has done it this
way for years ...

BillK

On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 19:32 -0800, John Myers wrote:
> On Sunday 20 November 2005 19:18, 張韡武 wrote:
> > Hello. So far openoffice is the only application that I know that could
> > not directly export PS format, or print to a 'generic PS printer'. I am
> > having a lot of troubles trying to generate PS file for my documents.
> > Usually I have to go to a Windows computer and print to the 'Adobe PS
> > Printer', and take the file back in a usb stick to my Linux computer.
> > The usual gnome 'generic PS printer' simply does not exist as a printer
> > of choice in the print dialogue box.
> >
> > How do you guys manage to make PS files?
> 
> You could try exporting as a PDF, then running pdf2ps (from 
> app-text/ghostscript) on it
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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[Zhang Weiwu]

W.Kenworthy wrote:

>Open the print dialog, tick the "Print to file" box and then print.  A
>file save dialog pops up.  It prints in ps format.  OO has done it this
>way for years ...
>  
>
I just wish to further know if this PS file contains anything related to
the printer, anything printer-specific. E.g does it make difference if I
choose printer A or printer B before I click 'Print to fiile' and get
the PS file.

As far as I know doing things this way on Windows is dangerous. E.g.
print to a random PS printer (a laserject for example) and get the
print-to-file PS file, chances these files are very specific to that PS
printer and opens wrongly in gsview. You have to use the 'Adobe PS
Printer' which produce 'standard' PS file.

>BillK
>
>On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 19:32 -0800, John Myers wrote:
>  
>
>>On Sunday 20 November 2005 19:18, 張韡武 wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Hello. So far openoffice is the only application that I know that could
>>>not directly export PS format, or print to a 'generic PS printer'. I am
>>>having a lot of troubles trying to generate PS file for my documents.
>>>Usually I have to go to a Windows computer and print to the 'Adobe PS
>>>Printer', and take the file back in a usb stick to my Linux computer.
>>>The usual gnome 'generic PS printer' simply does not exist as a printer
>>>of choice in the print dialogue box.
>>>
>>>How do you guys manage to make PS files?
>>>      
>>>
>>You could try exporting as a PDF, then running pdf2ps (from 
>>app-text/ghostscript) on it
>>    
>>

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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[W.Kenworthy]

This is a gentoo list - nobody here really cares what OO on windows
does :)

However, I produce pdf's all the time using standard tools from the
linux OO generated postcript files and the doze users seem happy.  The
postscript is pretty standard it seems, my only beef is that more
control (resolution, DPI etc) isn't available.

BillK


On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 12:28 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
> W.Kenworthy wrote:
> 
> >Open the print dialog, tick the "Print to file" box and then print.  A
> >file save dialog pops up.  It prints in ps format.  OO has done it this
> >way for years ...
> >  
> >
> I just wish to further know if this PS file contains anything related to
> the printer, anything printer-specific. E.g does it make difference if I
> choose printer A or printer B before I click 'Print to fiile' and get
> the PS file.
> 
> As far as I know doing things this way on Windows is dangerous. E.g.
> print to a random PS printer (a laserject for example) and get the
> print-to-file PS file, chances these files are very specific to that PS
> printer and opens wrongly in gsview. You have to use the 'Adobe PS
> Printer' which produce 'standard' PS file.
> 
> >BillK
> >
> >On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 19:32 -0800, John Myers wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>On Sunday 20 November 2005 19:18, 張韡武 wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Hello. So far openoffice is the only application that I know that could
> >>>not directly export PS format, or print to a 'generic PS printer'. I am
> >>>having a lot of troubles trying to generate PS file for my documents.
> >>>Usually I have to go to a Windows computer and print to the 'Adobe PS
> >>>Printer', and take the file back in a usb stick to my Linux computer.
> >>>The usual gnome 'generic PS printer' simply does not exist as a printer
> >>>of choice in the print dialogue box.
> >>>
> >>>How do you guys manage to make PS files?
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>You could try exporting as a PDF, then running pdf2ps (from 
> >>app-text/ghostscript) on it
> >>    
> >>
> 
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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[Zhang Weiwu]

W.Kenworthy wrote:

>This is a gentoo list - nobody here really cares what OO on windows
>does :)
>
>However, I produce pdf's all the time using standard tools from the
>linux OO generated postcript files and the doze users seem happy.  The
>postscript is pretty standard it seems, my only beef is that more
>control (resolution, DPI etc) isn't available.
>  
>
after a few test it looks obvious OO on gentoo suffer from the samiliar
problem as oo on Windows (sorry to mension Windows again). On my gentoo
there is only one printer installed on cups that is a LaserJet. Later I
discovered all PS files I provided are grayscale, and there is no
possibility to switch to color. On one other gentoo computer the PS
output is colorful thanks to the color printer installed.

This is not perfect but nevertheless I managed to make PS files. I only
need to take the ODT file to my another gentoo computer who has color
printer and make the PS, this is much simpler then asking Windows user
for help.

Certainly I could share my color printer. Is there an even better
(perfect) way?
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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[Zac Medico]

Zhang Weiwu wrote:
> 
> after a few test it looks obvious OO on gentoo suffer from the samiliar
> problem as oo on Windows (sorry to mension Windows again). On my gentoo
> there is only one printer installed on cups that is a LaserJet. Later I
> discovered all PS files I provided are grayscale, and there is no
> possibility to switch to color. On one other gentoo computer the PS
> output is colorful thanks to the color printer installed.
> 
> This is not perfect but nevertheless I managed to make PS files. I only
> need to take the ODT file to my another gentoo computer who has color
> printer and make the PS, this is much simpler then asking Windows user
> for help.
> 
> Certainly I could share my color printer. Is there an even better
> (perfect) way?

You shouldn't need a physical printer attached in order to configure a "dummy" postscript color printer driver for cups.

Zac
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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[W.Kenworthy]

configure a dummy colour printer in cups.

Despite what I said, I do admin some windows machines that print via an
adobe driver to a gentoo print server. Different versions of doze, but
the same adobe print driver (all installed from the same installation
file) - and one, and only one refuses to print in colour!  I'll try and
configure a dummy colour printer in that machine and see if it corrects
the problem.  

Thanks for starting me thinking again on this one.


BillK

On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 14:19 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
> W.Kenworthy wrote:
> 
> >This is a gentoo list - nobody here really cares what OO on windows
> >does :)
> >
> >However, I produce pdf's all the time using standard tools from the
> >linux OO generated postcript files and the doze users seem happy.  The
> >postscript is pretty standard it seems, my only beef is that more
> >control (resolution, DPI etc) isn't available.
> >  
> >
> after a few test it looks obvious OO on gentoo suffer from the samiliar
> problem as oo on Windows (sorry to mension Windows again). On my gentoo
> there is only one printer installed on cups that is a LaserJet. Later I
> discovered all PS files I provided are grayscale, and there is no
> possibility to switch to color. On one other gentoo computer the PS
> output is colorful thanks to the color printer installed.
> 
> This is not perfect but nevertheless I managed to make PS files. I only
> need to take the ODT file to my another gentoo computer who has color
> printer and make the PS, this is much simpler then asking Windows user
> for help.
> 
> Certainly I could share my color printer. Is there an even better
> (perfect) way?
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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[Zhang Weiwu]

Zac Medico wrote:

> Zhang Weiwu wrote:
>
>>
>> after a few test it looks obvious OO on gentoo suffer from the samiliar
>> problem as oo on Windows (sorry to mension Windows again). On my gentoo
>> there is only one printer installed on cups that is a LaserJet. Later I
>> discovered all PS files I provided are grayscale, and there is no
>> possibility to switch to color. On one other gentoo computer the PS
>> output is colorful thanks to the color printer installed.
>>
>> This is not perfect but nevertheless I managed to make PS files. I only
>> need to take the ODT file to my another gentoo computer who has color
>> printer and make the PS, this is much simpler then asking Windows user
>> for help.
>>
>> Certainly I could share my color printer. Is there an even better
>> (perfect) way?
>
>
> You shouldn't need a physical printer attached in order to configure a
> "dummy" postscript color printer driver for cups.
>
> Zac

In the beging I am not sure of what port to use for my dummy printer,
and there seems no "file" port like in Windows (kill me if you don't
like to hear that word so much). Later I discovered I better install
this package:
cups-pdf

This is a very interesting package: it provide a virtual printer that
outputs PDF files. I think no other virtual printer is better then this
one, because if you use it and "print-to-file" it seems to be generating
standard PS file with good color at level 3, and if you do not use
"print-to-file" it generate good PDF document. So it works both ways,
helps in more situations then other PS printers. this is obviously my
recommendation for a dummy printer (point me a better one if you know).
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Re: [gentoo-user] how to save ps file from OpenOffice writer?

[Zhang Weiwu]

Zhang Weiwu wrote:

>Zac Medico wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Zhang Weiwu wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>after a few test it looks obvious OO on gentoo suffer from the samiliar
>>>problem as oo on Windows (sorry to mension Windows again). On my gentoo
>>>there is only one printer installed on cups that is a LaserJet. Later I
>>>discovered all PS files I provided are grayscale, and there is no
>>>possibility to switch to color. On one other gentoo computer the PS
>>>output is colorful thanks to the color printer installed.
>>>
>>>This is not perfect but nevertheless I managed to make PS files. I only
>>>need to take the ODT file to my another gentoo computer who has color
>>>printer and make the PS, this is much simpler then asking Windows user
>>>for help.
>>>
>>>Certainly I could share my color printer. Is there an even better
>>>(perfect) way?
>>>      
>>>
>>You shouldn't need a physical printer attached in order to configure a
>>"dummy" postscript color printer driver for cups.
>>
>>Zac
>>    
>>
>
>In the beging I am not sure of what port to use for my dummy printer,
>and there seems no "file" port like in Windows (kill me if you don't
>like to hear that word so much). Later I discovered I better install
>this package:
>cups-pdf
>
>This is a very interesting package: it provide a virtual printer that
>outputs PDF files. I think no other virtual printer is better then this
>one, because if you use it and "print-to-file" it seems to be generating
>standard PS file with good color at level 3, and if you do not use
>"print-to-file" it generate good PDF document. So it works both ways,
>helps in more situations then other PS printers. this is obviously my
>recommendation for a dummy printer (point me a better one if you know).
>  
>
Just to mension, the PS generic drive used for cups-pdf can print up to
2400dpi.
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