On Friday, Nov 1, 2002, at 04:13 Europe/London, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 08:06:25PM -0500, the pickle wrote: > >>> I had a look at this cups stuff and the ghost thing but I didn't know >>> what to do with it. >> >> Just install it. > > It seems to be a bit daunting for non-UNIX people. > > However, there should be binary packages for CUPS, GhostScript, and > Gimp-Print for most UNIX systems. CUPS is already there as OS X uses it for printing in 10.2, and I'm pretty sure but can't check at this very moment the FINK project for Darwin/OS X (<http://fink.sourceforge.net>) has packages for most other stuff that is not included with OS X. >> Right, but my point is that manufacturer drivers (Epson, HP, Lexmark, >> Canon, >> whoever) are almost universally inferior to the ones in the gimp-print >> package. > > Yes, and they will never respond to a bug report. I have frequently > had > problems where a print driver was scaling wrong, or some other problem, > and no amount of calls, emails, or letters got anything done about it. > > About 2 months ago CUPS/GhostScript was compressing my pages across > the page (too narrow) and I posted a bug report. Two weeks later a new > version was released with the bug fixed. I have FINK on my 10.1 Server. I might see if I can get all the necessary stuff installed and have a play. I'm no expert tho. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> "Remember, all I am offering is the truth, nothing more" - The Matrix -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
