Jan Stary: > I don't think it's lpr's fault, so this might not even be the list, > for lpr just sends what it gets (except wrapping it in the cf, df files > of the lpr protocol, right?), but I would still like to know:
Exactly. lpr/lpd is just a transport protocol. > is it that gv can somehow interpret the broken pdf in the right way, > sending the right bits to the printer to print, but the Brother printer > (i.e., the printer's pdf interpreter?) can not? Well, my HP LaserJet Pro M252dw occasionally refuses to print a PDF, declaring it corrupt. My usual workaround is to view to file with xpdf and print from there, which sends a PostScript conversion to the printer. So, yes, there are definitely malformed PDFs that a PDF viewer might cope with but a printer might not. (FWIW, my M252 prints your document correctly according to your description.) -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de
