[kde-linux] KWrite/printer problem

[jim]

On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:17:25 -0700 (PDT) Bruce Miller wrote:
>I have had this problem with every version of KDE 4 since the 4.0 beta. A few
>months ago, I was able to work around it by setting specific page margins as
>well as header and footer sizes. However, I noticed the problem again with a
>kate document which I printed last week.

>This glitch affects all applications using the KDE print engine.

>Since I use kubuntu, I have filed a bug on the Ubuntu Launchpad. There is a 
>bug on the KDE bugzilla which I have also commented on.

>It would be useful if you could look these up and add an "Affects me too" 
>comment.

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>Bruce Miller, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>bruce at brmiller.ca; (613) 745-1151
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Bruce,
I added a comment to both LaunchPad and KDE Bugzilla.
I noticed several other comments from others who are experiencing
this problem.
Its a MAJOR problem with some basic KDE apps. Anne says try Kate but
apparently it suffers the same problem.
This is a MAJOR problem, I dont understand why more people arnt complaining.
Does nobody care that they are loosing the last 2 lines of every document they
print? Or haven't they noticed it?
Anne seems to imply its some kind of rare, special situation that could be
the cause, but I am using DEFAULT KWrite, US letter paper in a simple
ink-jet printer, and this combination has worked perfectly since RedHat 9.
(KDE 3.1-10), and is working correctly in my other system: Fedora 5,
KDE 3.5.5-0.2.
As Anne suggests, I have tried the CUPS options, but bottom margin is ignored.
Im not using any specific vendor software, just vanilla KWrite.
The printer applet like she says, works but is only single-document,
There are no settings in the test document, its plain ASCII typed into KWrite
and then saved as a plain text file. All KWrite 'Settings' are the defaults.
Cant get anymore simple than that.

What other editors are available if all KDE 4 editors are toast?
I guess a viable option, as others have done, is to go back to KDE 3.X until
KDE 4 gets the basic stuff fixed.

Regards,
Jim Phelps