Digital BW, The Print

On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 06:06, Ernst Dinkla wrote:

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> Roger,
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> No that isn't possible and it is a shame. It is the Gimp-print
> plugin of Gimp that makes the trouble. I've contacted Robert
> Krawitz of Gimp-print on that issue and asked him whether they
> could integrate QTR into that plugin. They are busy to bring the
> stable version of 4.3 now so he hasn't really answered that
> request. They were not aware of a conflict though which is a
> first step to solve it (one hopes). I'm wondering if a temporary
> hack could make it possible.
> Right now I'm using xpp in Suse to print from and that is not
> what I like at all. But it prints with 4.3.21.
> 
> I'm checking some other Linux distributions that are leaner and
> meaner than Suse. Coollinux with the ROX filing system boottable
> from CD, Crux and Gobo Linux. Applications stored in one
> directory etc. I'm more familiar with an OS like that to do some
> digging in. In Suse I tend to start stripping first and that
> doesn't work. There are about 3 printer managers in that
> distribution even if you don't count Yast that can also
> configurate the CUPS printers but not QTR. I hate KDE also.
> 
> Ernst, slow learner.
> 
Thats what I thought, but was afraid I had missed something. I have
pounded on the plug-in but there is a bug in it that doesn't allow
access via the ppd route. I saw a posting by Robert Krawitz in which he
said he was up to his ears in work. I think he and Roy Harrington have
communicated and maybe something will finally emerge.

I agree that most of the common Linux distros are a bit bloated. I have
a friend that uses freeBSD for that very reason but it is enough
different from Linux that I haven't been willing to put out the effort
to try it. It is capable of incredibly small installations - can be run
from a floppy in some cases.

Roger
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