Kprinter problem with some fonts

[Goffioul Michael]

KPrinter is not directly responsible of the print content. On one
hand, you have Qt, and on the other hand, you have the application.
(KPrinter makes the link between the PS print data generated by
Qt and the application, and the print system).

What you can try is the following: from the offending KDE app,
print to a PS file. Then try to print this PS file using
command-line utility (lpr): this corresponds more or less
to an emulation of what KPrinter does. Do you still have the
problem?

>From what you described, this looks like a problem in the Qt
font engine, or some problem with MS fonts.

Michael.

> Hi
> 
> I am using KDE 3.1.4 on a SuSe 8.2 system. I am having 
> problems printing 
> to a HP LaserJet 5000 with Kprinter but not when printing 
> directly from 
> OpenOffice or Acrobat Reader.
> 
> I have installed the Microsoft fonts and when I use these 
> (e.g. Verdana) 
> the fonts are not printed as expected. The most annoying 
> issue is a thin 
> horizontal line above some characters.
> 
> I have tested with a PDF file. On screen everything looks fine. From 
> Acrobat it prints OK but from KGhostview via Kprinter I get thin 
> horizontal lines on some characters. Comparing both printed documents 
> the characters seem to be the same set and size. However, the 
> spacing is 
> definately different.
> 
> If my description of the problem is unclear I can supply a 
> scanned image 
> to illustrate.
> 
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please reply directly 
> to me as I 
> have not subscribed to the kde-print list.
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> Neil
> -- 
> Dr Neil Williams
> Director
> MetaMedia
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