On 01/16/2011 06:43 PM, ka1ifq wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> having partially extrem long times in F14 until a spooled file print is >> performed. >> >> Sometimes, I have to print pdf or ps files generated by firefox, or >> printing some websites themselves. I hear some noises of my laser >> printer (lexmark e120n, a network printer), and the notificaton area >> shows some printer activity, but nothing is printed (even if I wait tens >> of minutes). >> >> Anybody saw this too? >> >> If taking a snapshot of the info to be printed into some .png or .gif >> file by the "import" (part of imagemagick) command and importing that >> gif file inside of OO and printing that OO file, it is printed immediately. >> >> That's rather weird, and I never had this effect in previous fedora >> versions. >> >> Any help is appreciated. >> -- >> Joachim Backes <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > Only PDF files?? Your printer may have to interpret the file before > printing it, so it shows activity and maybe a data light blinking as it > digests the file, converts it, and then finally prints. It may be that it > needs more memory to get the job done faster also. I see this at work with > some file types on some of the HP printers we use. > > Hth. Mike. Hi Mike, I could solve my problem by modifying the printer driver from Foomatic/pxlmono to Foomatic/ljet4. Nothing changed concerning the printer's memory size. Kind regards -- Joachim Backes <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> http://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes
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