On 5/25/07, photobrianva <photobrianva@...> wrote:
> I am having the same problem with a HP2605. The only way to remove the
> QuadTone Rip page from the printer dialogue is to remove the QuadTone
> plugin and the rest of QuadTone. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Brian
>
>
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "csprenge" <csprenge@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Roy,
> >
> > thanks, I have already removed the plugin and all other files
> > listed in the diagnostic script output.
> >
> > Would be great if you could investigate when you have time
> > again. I can send you the output of the dignostic script if
> > this is useful.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Christoph
> >
> >
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Christoph,
> > >
> > > I'm away from home now so I can't investigate more until I get home.
> > > It's the /Library/Printers/PPD Plugins/QuadTone.plugin file that
> gives the
> > > dialog pages.
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/16/07, csprenge <csprenge@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Roy,
> > > >
> > > > thank you for your reply. Unfortunately they do affect other
> drivers.
> > > >
> > > > At least, with the other printers I get a dialog box warning me that
> > > > no QTR Curve is set and that the printing results will be
> > > > unpredictable. This is at least annoying as it appears every time
> > > > I want to print.
> > > >
> > > > I also had a problem with printing a Postscript document with math
> > > > symbols: many of the symbols were replaced by exclamation marks.
> > > > I would have to do more testing to confirm that this is really
> due to
> > > > QTR. I never had this before though.
> > > >
> > > > Here is what I have tried so far to get rid of the problem:
> > > > I tried Remove-QTR.pkg, but it does not work. It keeps telling me
> > > > that there is nothing to install. Next, I have reset the whole
> printing
> > > > system and have reinstalled in this order
> > > > 1) the R2400 printer,
> > > > 2) QTR for the R2400, and
> > > > 3) the IPP printers (HP, Lanier and Xerox)
> > > > This did not help either (same symptoms reappear).
> > > >
> > > > For now I have manually removed all QTR files that mentioned in the
> > > > diagnotic script output. Now the the QTR dialogs are gone.
> > > >
> > > > Any hints on how to install more sucessfully are greatly
> appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Christoph
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > OS X seems to load extra Print Dialog pages under some
> > > > circumstances. I've
> > > > > tried to
> > > > > eliminate that as much as possible but it sounds like you've
> found more
> > > > > cases. They
> > > > > shouldn't affect other drivers even if they are displayed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Roy
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 4/14/07, csprenge <csprenge@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have just installed QTR version 2.5.1 under Mac OS X
> 10.4.9. I have
> > > > an
> > > > > > Epson R2400 and
> > > > > > was able to get quite a nice first B&W print right out of
> the box.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Now I have the following interference problem with other
> > > > > > printers. Besides my Epson
> > > > > > desktop, I have installed a number of Postscript printers
> that I use
> > > > in
> > > > > > the office (HP, Lanier
> > > > > > and Xerox). I have noticed that the QuadTone RIP menu entry
> not only
> > > > > > appears in the
> > > > > > printing dialog box when the QuadR2400 is selected, but also
> with
> > > > some,
> > > > > > but not all, other
> > > > > > printers (a HP color printer and the Xerox). I think should
> not be
> > > > the
> > > > > > case, since during
> > > > > > the installation process I had to choose the printer which I
> want to
> > > > use
> > > > > > with QTR, so I
> > > > > > would expect that the others should not be affected.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With the HP I have at least a choice of 'On' and 'Off' in
> the mode
> > > > menu of
> > > > > > the QuadTone RIP
> > > > > > dialog box (where you normally chose between printing and
> calibration
> > > > > > mode), but the
> > > > > > Xerox just offers 'Gray' as the only choice and now behaves
> > > > incorrectly on
> > > > > > Postscript files,
> > > > > > which is annoying. Both of these are network printers using
> the IPP
> > > > > > protocol.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would like to get rid of the menu entry QuadTone RIP for
> all but the
> > > > > > QuadR2400 printer.
> > > > > > I also tried to uninstall the program using Remove-QTR.pkg,
> but the
> > > > > > installer keeps saying
> > > > > > that there is nothing to uninstall.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Do I have to completely reset my printing system and lose all
> > > > > > configurations, settings etc?
> > > > > > Any ideas to avoid this would be greatly appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best wishes,
> > > > > > Christoph
> > > > > >