Printing PDF with 2D barcode

[Elly K]

> Elly K wrote:
>
> > Michael, I'm sorry to sound like this, but I'm new to CUPS and your
> > response went over my head a bit :-(
> >
> > I googled from Xpdf/poppler and it looks like some PDF creating software.
> > We create our PDF templates here using Acrobat 9 and populate them using
> > iText. The output flattened out PDF looks and prints good from Adobe.
> >
> > I searched for 'Adobe wrapper' at http://www.cups.org/links.php and got a
> > couple of hits, but I don't know what to do next.
> >
> > If you don't mind, could you help me a bit please - if I need to download
> > and install a fixpack or something like that?  Thanks again for your
> > response.
> >
> >> It is probably an Xpdf/poppler bug.  I seem to remember a wrapper around
> >> = Adobe Reader being posted to the links page you could try:
> >>
> >>     http://www.cups.org/links.php
> >>
> >> On Jun 25, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Elly K wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hello list, I have various PDF's with text, images and barcodes (3 of =
> >> 9, 128, PDF417(2d barcode)) etc.
> >> >=20
> >> > They all print fine except the one with the 2D PDF417 barcode. If I =
> >> open the PDF with the 2d barcode in Adobe Reader and print it manually, =
> >> it prints fine, but printing through CUPS messes it up.
> >> >=20
> >> > I would appreciate any pointers/input.  Thanks!
> >> >=20
> >> > Environment: SuSE 10.3, CUPS 1.4.3 with HP and Lexmark Printers
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> >> ________________________________________________________________________
> >> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> Please post (an URL to) a sample PDF with the damn 2D-barcode.
>
> Helge
>

Thanks for the offer, but I got the damn barcode to work.  It was too small and too close to the borders. Once I re-adjusted the dimensions and the location, the printers did their thing.