[cups.bugs] No print of PDF file from AR

[Till Kamppeter]

Michael Sweet wrote:
> alupu at verizon.net wrote:
>> I sent the message below to "cups-bugs" a couple of days ago and no 
>> response yet.
>> Am I missing the proper way to submit a bug (a la "Bugzilla")?
>> Please let me know what I should do to get the attention of a specialist.
>> Thank you
>> ----------------------------------------------
>> Hi
>>
>> 686-pc-linux-gnu 2.6.20
>> CUPS 1.2.7
>> ESP Ghostscript 8.15.3
>> gsview 4.8
>> AdobeReader 7.0.9
>> XFree86 4.6.0
>> Parallel printer (Samsung ML-1750)
> 
> Make sure that you do not have the "Optimize for Speed" option checked
> in the print dialog - that option produces PostScript output that is
> not compatible with CUPS.
> 
> Also, you could just be running into a bug with the Foomatic +
> Ghostscript driver you are using.
> 

The built-in "gdi" driver in GhostScript has known problems with 
sometimes not printing complex graphics. I highly recommend to install 
SpliX:

- It is a native CUPS driver which integrates with CUPS without any 
wrapper scripts

- It uses the newer SPL2 language and so it makes better use of your 
printer's capabilities.

- It supports more options, like trays, Economode, ...

I have put up a distribution-independent 32-bit binary package of this 
driver on the OpenPrinting site, so you can use it without compiling,

Note that on 64 bit the driver has a bug and will perhaps not print. 
Stay with the "gdi" if that happens to you, but update foomatic-rip to 
the newest version from OpenPrinting, as I have fixed a bug today,

Get the SpliX driver via:

http://openprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=splix

Get an updated foomatic-rip here (only needed for the "gdi" driver):

http://openprinting.org/foomatic-rip

    Till