Any update on this issue? Is there any way to see the bug database for HPLIP? Or did it go into the bit bucket?
ET On 1/3/07 2:14 PM, "Eric Tiffany" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Printing on HP 20lb Multipurpose paper. > > On WinXP, I'm printing from the Adobe Reader plugin inside IE7. All the > printer setttings are "Normal" or "Automatic" (when I click on the > resolution button that the HP printer driver provides on the Features tab, > the popup says 600dpi) > > On Ubuntu HPLIP 1.6.12, I am printing from the default PDF viewer, Evince > 0.6.1. The "Printout Mode" setting is "Normal (automatically detect paper > type)" and the Resolution, etc setting is "Controlled by 'Printout Mode'". > However, if I set the resolution to any of the 600 dpi or 1200dpi (photo > paper) settings, the results are just as bad. > > ET > > On 1/3/07 1:48 PM, "Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What type of paper are you printing on? What resolution? and from what >> application? >> >> A >> >> On 1/2/07, Eric Tiffany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On 1/2/07 6:17 PM, "Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> if you need to change the paper type you can do this from the cups >>>> interface: >>>> >>>> http://localhost:631 >>> >>> Actually, you can't select the paper type. >>> >>> You can only select the Printout Mode, which selects the "quality" but in >>> (almost) all cases says "(auto-detect paper)". If you set the Printout Mode >>> to "Photo" then it will expect photo paper. >>> >>> The other setting is "Resolution, Quality, Ink Type, Media Type" which has a >>> bunch of settings, but the choices that mention paper indicate photo paper. >>> >>> I haven't checked all possible permutations, but I'm pretty sure that the >>> results will be equivalently crappy. >>> >>>> >>>> If you are printing on plain paper and have plain paper selected (as >>>> an example) and the quality is still poor please scan the result and >>>> post the output. >>> >>> I have done this with a PDF I created a while ago to show HP why the Mac >>> drivers are broken (and which they ignored). Using plain paper, and with >>> the default settings, I have printed using the HP Windows XP drivers and the >>> HPLIP drivers (1.6.12 on Ubuntu) and scanned the results. The scans and the >>> original PDF are attached. You will note that the HPLIP version shows a lot >>> of bleeding around the black characters and the black border (and the >>> position and size of the image is larger on the HPLIP version too, but >>> that's harder to see). >>> >>> So there you go. BTW, the Mac drivers produce equally crappy output. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Aaron >>>> >>>> On 1/2/07, Eric Tiffany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> Printing black text on a color background produces terrible results on my >>>>> Photosmart 3210 printed using hplip 1.6.12 on Ubuntu 6.10. For example, >>>>> just go to >>>>> >>>>> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/mailing_lists.html >>>>> >>>>> and print the first page (making sure to set your browser print settings >>>>> to >>>>> print background colors). >>>>> >>>>> You will see that the black text bleeds into the blue background of the >>>>> menu >>>>> on the left side of the page. >>>>> >>>>> This page prints correctly on Windows XP. It also prints ok (but not >>>>> perfectly) on Mac OS X but only if you set up your print settings to >>>>> pretend >>>>> that you have inkjet paper. >>>>> >>>>> Evidently, the HPLIP and Mac OS drivers for this 3200 series printer don't >>>>> autodetect the type of paper. Since there is no way to set the paper type >>>>> on the HPLIP driver for this printer, the output is lousy. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >>>>> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >>>>> your >>>>> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >>>>> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> HPLIP-Help mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
