Ric Tibbetts wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 01:48, Harm Bathoorn wrote:
> > On Friday 01 February 2002 09:56, you wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 00:15, Harm Bathoorn wrote:
> >
> > > qtcups? That's the cups printing gui. Shouldn't you use the inline
> > > version: lpr-cups?
> >
> > Yes, but I like the extra options that gives me and at least it tells me
> > something is happening:)
> > >
> > > Changing it to qtcups, does what I would expect, and calls the gui. It's
> > > redundant. What's interesting is that gimp never seems to pass the print
> > > off to the printer. It does the pre-processing, then ... nothing. it
> > > just never goes anywhere. There HAS to be something really simple wrong.
> > >
> > > > I'm not sure of the other packages (GIMP rulez!:)) but I know Staroffice
> > > > handles .tif images well --so if you've got it installed you could use
> > > > that. I always use it's vector graphics capabilties to 'lay out'
> > > > printable pages with multiple graphics on them. Works like charm:)
> > >
> > > Hadn't thought about SO. I have it. Kind of a MAC truck for a shovel
> > > full fo dirt.
> >
> > True! Just drag&drop the saved file to the printer. I always use that to
> > print out recieved faxe's cause the faxviewer (on my machine) has the same
> > problem.
> >
> > I like gimp, and it would just be nice if I could get it
> > > to print.
> > Frankly I'm not really impressed by the quality of the GIMP printer output,
> > but that could be printer specific. I prefer Cups for that.
>
> I'm starting to agree. I was able to get cups to print. But gimp
> steadfastly refuses. Even using lpr-cups in gimp "should" use the
> command line cups printing. But it doesn't seem to work. My results so
> far just get errors in .xsession-errors.
>
> What I'm getting is an error about illegal format when I change the
> print command in gimp to:
> lpr-cups -PEpson -oraw
> lp-cups -PEpson -oraw
>
> If I omit the -oraw, the error stops, but it still doesn't print.
> Very frustrating.
>
> Oh, I CAN print from both qtcups, and xpp... I guess I just need to
> accept that like most things with this, I can get the job done, but not
> the way it really should be done.
>
> <rant>
> So, at the risk of starting a flame war:
>
> Why does nearly everything with Linux need to be a work-around?
> It would be nice if things worked the way their supposed to, without
> requiring a bunch of hacks, and work-arounds.
> That is my single biggest complaint about it. It's often very
> discouraging. Esp. when friends are over (the devout windows people),
> and I go to show them something, and I have to go through a series of
> hacks to make something work. It really takes the steam out of the demo,
> and keeps us firmly planted in the "hackerware" catagory.
> </rant>
>
> --
> Ric Tibbetts
Ref: 1. OS mandrake-Linux 8.1 with updates
2. libgimp1.2_1-1.2.2-5mdk
3. gimp-data-extras-1.2.0-3mdk
4. gimpprint-4.1.99-16mdk
5. libgimpprint1-4.1.99-16mdk
6. gimp-1.2.2-6mdk
7. Printer Epson Stylus Color 600 set with driver "Epson Stylus
Color, Cups+GIMP-print v4.1.99-b2".
I'm using gimp and have no problem printing text or graphics here.
Selecting the printer, with gimp print, and using command lp -s
-dEpson600 -oraw works fine.
I recently found one system I was working that did not have the
gimpprint rpm installed.
Larry
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