[kde-linux] Switching to KDE-4.2: Problem #1: I can't print to my printer

[Dale]

James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
>   
>> On Sunday 08 February 2009 04:38:24 James Richard Tyrer wrote:
>>     
>>> James Richard Tyrer wrote:
>>>       
>>>> James Richard Tyrer wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> I am currently testing 4.2 with the intention to switch to it as soon as
>>>>> all functions work.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, I opened KWrite, typed tqbf and tried to print it.
>>>>>
>>>>> 	File -> Print
>>>>>
>>>>> selected "lp" and clicked print.  Absolutely nothing happed.
>>>>>
>>>>> I suspect that I need to set the print command somewhere, but I can't
>>>>> find any place to do this.
>>>>>           
>>>> So, I made a PDF and opened it in Okular.  This prints correctly from
>>>> Okular, so this must be a bug.
>>>>         
>>> So, I submitted a bug report:
>>>
>>> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183632
>>>
>>> It appears to me that we still need a KPrint class as a wrapper for
>>> QPrint.  Don't know if it is possible to associate it with the "Print"
>>> standard action, but at least some of the duplicated code could be moved
>>> to the class.  Otherwise, this fix needs to be used everywhere that
>>> something is printed.
>>>       
>> James, the fact that you seem to be the only person struggling with this makes 
>> me wonder whether the real problem is that you are using a method that you 
>> have used for years, that is not necessarily the best method now.  I don't 
>> know much about the technicality of printing, so my observations are more 
>> about the practicality of printing.
>>
>>     
> Not using anything unusual.  I use LPR and GhostSctipt.  Although 
> KDE-3stopped supporting lpq, the printing still worked.  And it still 
> works perfectly in OO.o.  The only setup for OO.o was to provide a real 
> PPD file (not a CUPS or FooMatic one).
>
>   
>> The method I use is -
>>
>> Set up printing in CUPS and print a test page fromm CUPS.  If the printer is 
>> not present on the list offered (and it often isn't) then check with 
>> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/DatabaseIntro, find the 
>> recommended .ppd, search and download if necessary.  Some manufacturers like 
>> HP and Brother have the .ppd file on their web pages.
>>
>>     
> But doesn't CUPS require a modified PPD file?
>
>   
>> If your printer manufacturer offers additional features you may need to install 
>> their own drivers for them - I'm thinking particularly of all-in-one printers, 
>> for instance.
>>
>> Tell us the model of your printer - there's a fair chance that someone already 
>> has one working.
>>
>>     
> The driver issue is with my old line printer which is an Epson LQ1000.
>
> As I said previously, I want to use the GhostScript RIP device 
> (commonly, and incorrectly, called a driver).
>
> However, the big problem is that I was not able to print from KWrite 
> without hacking the code, and I don't think that that is dependent on 
> the printer which I was trying to use.
>
>   


Sorry to butt in but this may or may not help.  I guess it is worth a
try if you want to use cups or maybe even if not.

http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Epson-Dot_Matrix

Maybe that will shed some light even if not directly fix the problem.

Dale

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