Re: Getting StarOffice to print

[algemon <mdevin@ozemail.com.au>]

On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 06:26:27AM +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 11:30:39AM +1000, Mark wrote:
> > Nuhn Yobiznez wrote:
> > 
> > > --- Mark <mdevin@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > > > I have gs, lprng, apsfilter etc on my potato system
> > > > and it works.  I can
> > > > print from Abiword, Netscape and the command line.
> > > >
> > > > However, nothing happens when I try to print from
> > > > StarOffice.  Also, if
> > > > I ask StarOffice to print to a file and then view
> > > > that with gs with this
> > > > command:
> > > > gs -sDEVICE=x11 -sPAPERSIZE=a4 testfile.print
> > > > then it looks as thought the fonts are really huge.
> 
> Hm. Sounds bad.
> 
> > > >
> > > > How do you get StarOffice to print?
> > 
> > > You have tried configuring you postscript printer w/
> > >    Sat Office's printer configuration tool? It is a post
> > >    scipt printer, right? If not you're out of luck AFAIK.
> > >
> > What?  Do you mean to say that you can't print from Star Office unless
> > you have a postscript printer?  I have a Canon BJC4200, it is not
> > postscript but works fine otherwise as stated above.  Just can't print
> > from Star Office.
> 
> The physical printer does not have to be postscript. E.g. If you use 
> magicfilter, then that will take care of the PostScript -> Printer conversion
> for you. I believe that apsfilter serves the same function - somebody  
> pls correct me if I'm wrong. Then it can be set up in StarOffice as a
> "generic printer".
> 
> How is the printer configured in StarOffice? (run spadmin as root)
It is configured as a "generic printer"
> 
> Do you get anything out on stdout/stderr? (run staroffice from xterm)
There is no output from the printer when I click on the print button.  I checked the logfile from /etc/printcap also and it is empty.  There was a error message in the xterm which I ran soffice from but can't remember it.  I will post it when get home in about 2hrs.

Thanks.

Mark.