The printer driver for PDF on Linux (CentOS) is handled by the LC inclusion of the Cairo library into the engine (as I understand it). There are no printer drivers other than Cups. I have updated Cups to the latest versions available and there is no difference.
Sean Cole *Pi Digital * On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 at 17:04, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Back in the MetaCard days, I was told that problems like this were often > caused by the printer driver. If there's an update, I'd install it. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > On December 4, 2020 10:42:50 AM "Sean Cole \(Pi\) via use-livecode" > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Alas, I am still getting the same results with both duplicated and brand > > new fields. Even in a whole new stack. I'm not getting very far with > this. > > What is making the text get so screwed up? Does anyone have any insight? > > > > Thanks again, Richard. > > > > Sean Cole > > *Pi Digital * > > > > On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 at 06:42, Pi Digital via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > >> That’s a possibility. Interesting. I’ll give it a go when I’m more > awake. > >> Thanks Richard > >> > >> Sean Cole > >> Pi Digital > >> > >> > >> > On 4 Dec 2020, at 06:16, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > Sean Cole wrote: > >> >> I've got a CentOS7 server that I am printing reports from as PDFs. No > >> >> matter which font or style I use I get occasional anomalies where > >> >> characters from words get placed over each other like a kerning issue > >> gone > >> >> mental. > >> >> Bad rendering: > >> >> > >> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/v09vacw8x3873qh/Screenshot%202020-12-04%20at%2005.53.47.png?dl=0 > >> >> Good rendering: > >> >> > >> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/ehbdofm3nusgzyh/Screenshot%202020-12-04%20at%2005.54.08.png?dl=0 > >> >> It's very random. Sometimes it's ok. the next report will come out > bad. > >> >> There's no real pattern I can identify. I've been going at it for a > few > >> >> days trying different font types and styles but they are all very hit > >> and > >> >> miss. I can't work out if it is Cairo, Cups or something else. From > the > >> >> print card dialogue I get the same issue. I'm so tired and frustrated > >> from > >> >> trying to sort it out. Anyone have a fix/workaround/suggestion? > >> > > >> > It's been a while since I've seen that, but when I did it was with an > >> older stack brought forward through many versions to v9. > >> > > >> > IIRC I replaced the fields that showed the issue one by one until the > >> problem went away. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Richard Gaskin > >> > Fourth World Systems > >> > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > >> > ____________________________________________________________________ > >> > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > use-livecode mailing list > >> > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
