On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 19:19, Michel Clasquin wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 July 2001 07:19, John Rigby wrote:
> > 2. Cannot get my new "Linux Ready" Lexmark Z32 Printer to work
> > properly with Star. Cannot get it to accept new drivers./new printer.
>
> Do you mean StarOffice 5.2? I got it to print like this:
>
> setup your printer in CUPS. This should have been done at mdk8
> installation, but let's list it as a separate step, just in case
>
> in SO, install "Generic Printer" and point it to default_queue (lpr).
> Use the configure button to set it to the maximum dpi for your printer
>
> in Wordperfect 8, you do the same thing, but install the "Passthru
> Postscript" printer and point it to lp.
>
> This is just from trial and error, btw - I won't claim really to know what
> the heck I'm doing, but it seems to me that CUPS as the systemwide printer
> driver and the drivers supplied by various apps can get into a disagreement
> over who is in charge. By using these very generic PostScript drivers you
> just deliver a Postscript file/stream to CUPS, which then prints it out. I
> stand very much open to correction on this point (but until then, I am
> printing quite happily!)
That's absolutely right. StarOffice and WordPerfect are not true GNU/Linux
apps, and so do things their own way. This, of course, often creates much
confusion. Things should be much better after OpenOffice is released.
--
Sridhar Dhanapalan.
"There are two major products that come from Berkeley:
LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
-- Jeremy S. Anderson
