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

[Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@realss.com>]

Zhang Weiwu wrote:

>Zac Medico wrote:
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>>Zhang Weiwu wrote:
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>>>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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>>You shouldn't need a physical printer attached in order to configure a
>>"dummy" postscript color printer driver for cups.
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>>Zac
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>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
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>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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Just to mension, the PS generic drive used for cups-pdf can print up to
2400dpi.
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