Digital BW, The Print

Hi Roy,

I'll load up one of the Linux versions (probably Fedora) as a clean new
install and make a run. I should be able to get you the error log in a day
or two. I thought I had all this in my notes but I probably tossed it in a
fit of house keeping. My desk doesn't reflect it but the pile has to be kept
to a reasonable height :-)

Briefly what happens is that QTR  processes the image, sends it to the print
queue and then it just bails out without printing. This is the same behavior
we saw earlier in the game with RH 9 that Dave Wroblewski's quad.convs
fixed. That similarity is what makes me think the problem might be in the
filter. I tried using quad.convs and when it didn't work pulled that and
then  I modified the filter settings directly so that the sum would force it
to use the proper sequence. That didn't work either.  With Fedora I could
print with the 860 (since sent to printer heaven...) but not the 2200. There
seems to be a change in the way gimp-print functions in the newer rpm based
distros???? I haven't tried one of the debian based distros. Using the 2200
ppd from gimp-print it will print without a problem but, of course, lacks
the QTR features.

This is more of an intellectual challenge since I can print with my old Mac
albeit a bit slower and for a few bucks I can pick up a G4 dual 533 that
will not have the limitations of the old Beige Box. On the other hand, Linux
is becoming more mature with every iteration and for many purposes is easily
the equal of Windows and is far more stable and much less prone to attack by
idiot script kiddies. Since by using CrossOver one can use the windows
version of photoshop within Linux it makes a killer printing system. But...
I am not enough of a Unix/Linux maven to dig out the problem.

Roger
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Roy Harrington [mailto:roy@...]
  Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:43 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: QTR & Linux Distros



  Hi Roger,

  What are the symptoms of the problem?
  It would be best to email me the errors and also the last page
  of the gimp errorlog.

  Roy



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