algemon wrote: > On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 06:26:27AM +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 11:30:39AM +1000, Mark wrote: > > > Nuhn Yobiznez wrote: > > > > > > > --- Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have gs, lprng, apsfilter etc on my potato system > > > > > and it works. I can > > > > > print from Abiword, Netscape and the command line. > > > > > > > > > > However, nothing happens when I try to print from > > > > > StarOffice. Also, if > > > > > I ask StarOffice to print to a file and then view > > > > > that with gs with this > > > > > command: > > > > > gs -sDEVICE=x11 -sPAPERSIZE=a4 testfile.print > > > > > then it looks as thought the fonts are really huge. > > > > Hm. Sounds bad. > > > > > > > > > > > > How do you get StarOffice to print? > > > > > > > You have tried configuring you postscript printer w/ > > > > Sat Office's printer configuration tool? It is a post > > > > scipt printer, right? If not you're out of luck AFAIK. > > > > > > > What? Do you mean to say that you can't print from Star Office unless > > > you have a postscript printer? I have a Canon BJC4200, it is not > > > postscript but works fine otherwise as stated above. Just can't print > > > from Star Office. > > > > The physical printer does not have to be postscript. E.g. If you use > > magicfilter, then that will take care of the PostScript -> Printer > > conversion > > for you. I believe that apsfilter serves the same function - somebody > > pls correct me if I'm wrong. Then it can be set up in StarOffice as a > > "generic printer". > > > > How is the printer configured in StarOffice? (run spadmin as root) > It is configured as a "generic printer" > > > > Do you get anything out on stdout/stderr? (run staroffice from xterm) > There is no output from the printer when I click on the print button. I > checked the logfile from /etc/printcap also and it is empty. There was a > error message in the xterm which I ran soffice from but can't remember it. I > will post it when get home in about 2hrs.
OK, I checked it again. When I click print nothing happens. There is no output to the xterm which I run soffice from. Any ideas anyone? Thanks. Mark.
