On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:29:46 -0700 Ivan Kohler wrote: > Still present in 1.4.1-1. I've just experienced this bug myself (on testing, cups/1.3.11-1+b1). > > Still fixed by deleting /usr/share/cups/mime/texttopdf.convs and > restarting CUPS. I can confirm that this workaround actually allows me to produce decent plain text prints. Thanks a lot to Ivan for sharing this tip with anyone reading the BTS! :-) > > It would seem to me that printing plaintext with 80 columns is one of > the most basic functions of a printer. A regression here would seem to > be at least a major problem with the usability of the package. I could > print 80 column text reliabily on my Commodore 64 and dot-matrix printer > decades ago! ;) Agreed... > > May I ask, is there is a reason (other than tuit shortage) this change > has not been applied in any of the many uploads of CUPS since the bug > was reported? Is the proposed fix too simplistic for all cases? Is > there something I can do to help? I am too wondering why fixing this problem is taking so long... May we have a reply from the Debian CUPS Maintainers, please? -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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