Bug#847462: the problem is with CUPS
On Mon 06 Mar 2017 at 19:17:10 +0100, Francesco Potortì wrote:
> >Deleting the existing queue:
> >
> > lpadmin -x PDF
> >
> >Re-establishing the queue:
> >
> > lpadmin -p PDF -v cups-pdf:/ -E -o pdftops-renderer-default=pdftocairo -m lsb/usr/cups-pdf/CUPS-PDF_opt.ppd
>
> This gives an error on my system:
>
> lpadmin: Unable to copy PPD file.
>
> but this one works:
>
> # lpadmin -p PDF -v cups-pdf:/ -E -o pdftops-renderer-default=pdftocairo -m lsb/usr/cups-pdf/CUPS-PDF.ppd
>
> (note the missing _opt in the PPD name).
You are using stable. All my work was done on unstable. No real problem
here.
> The file produced in the PD directory when printing from Firefox is
> perfect when simple text and images are involved.
>
> Thanks!
Thank *you* for taking the time to do this. It is encouraging to have
confirmation that the technique works and there is perhaps some light
at the end of the tunnel. This problem has plagued us for quite a few
years.
> With complex layout, some text is superimposed on other but this is
> probably due to Firefox, or to an incorrect css:
> <https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardYun>
Rendering of web pages is a mystery to me. A 'Print to file' of this
page doesn't look too different from the printed copy.
Regards,
--
Brian.
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