On Fri, 25 May 2012 17:22:11 +0100, Brian wrote: > On Fri 25 May 2012 at 15:59:55 +0000, Camaleón wrote: > >> On Fri, 25 May 2012 16:45:06 +0100, Brian wrote: >> >> > The native language of the printer is PCL but it also has a >> > PostScript interpreter. It is happy to be given a file in either >> > language. >> >> PostScript is a raw language, no conversion is needed between the doc >> and the printer, > > I suggest you have a look at how CUPS works. This statement is exactly > the opposite of what happens when a PostScript job is submitted.
How is that? Both, printer and driver, share the same language. > >> that's why is better that PCL (should the printer >> includes >> native support for it) although I use the latter because is faster. > > No. Please see above. I've always understood (and that's also my own experience) is the opposite. Even in windows, a PS driver it takes longer to proceed with the job because PS uses a very descriptive and detailed language. >> > The first thing CUPS will do when it sees the PS file is convert it >> > to PDF, so I'm not sure that will tell us anything interesting. >> > However, it would be good to know whether the same difference in >> > behaviour happens with other files. >> >> I have experienced a similar problem when printing PDF files that were >> badly or poorly encoded. Converting the files to a different "language" >> (thus avoinding the source of the error) solved the problem. But that >> can happen only for specific-crafted PDF files so YMMV depending on the >> application it was used to generate the PDF files. > > The OP has no problem with printing the file from one machine. It is the > other, 'identical' machine which is troubling him in a particular way. > Anecdotal evidence may not help him reach a solution. Running the test won't hurt and anyway, he still did not say if the file is the same in both computers nor if all the PDFs are failing, or maybe I missed that reply. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jpodki$4v3$1...@dough.gmane.org
