On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 03:13:00PM +0200, Andreas Rippl wrote: > On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 01:48:50AM -0500, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to print a very large sheet of paper (44"x12"). The printer > > (HP9650) is fine with standard sheet sizes, but I can't figure out how to > > make it print very large sheets of paper. This is what I've tried: > > > > CUPs: > > - set the default paper size to "custom" > > > > OpenOffice.org: > > - resizes the sheet to a "standard" paper size, even if a custom page > > size is used. Apparently this is due to a bug in Java 1.3.1? > > > > psresize > > - from OOo create a ps file and then resize using psresize. Generates > > the following error: > > > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] ----------- > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] New page: 2 2 > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Inserting option code into "PageSetup" section. > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Found: > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] %%Page: 2 2 > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] --> Output goes to the FIFO buffer now. > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] No page header or page header not DSC-conforming > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Found: %%BeginPageSetup > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Found: %%EndPageSetup > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] End of page header > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Flushing FIFO. > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Closing renderer > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] KID3 exited with status 3 > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Renderer exit stat: 3 > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Renderer process finished > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Killing process 18675 (KID3) > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Process dying with "Error closing renderer", exit stat: 3 > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] [Job 125] Error closing renderer > > E [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] PID 18673 stopped with status 3! > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] UpdateJob: job 125, file 0 is complete. > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] CancelJob: id = 125 > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] StopJob: id = 125, force = 0 > > D [29/Mar/2005:01:35:37 -0500] StopJob: printer state is 3 > > > > > > I tried bringing the document into Scribus (1.2.1), but it was just way too > > unstable for me. > > > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know the printer *can* do > > paper this large, I'm just not sure how...I am willing to try software > > other than OOo, but it needs to be stable. I'm writing applications and > > can't have the stress of the software crashing every X number of minutes > > because I dragged and dropped too quickly. > > what printer driver do you use in CUPS? My guess is that if you install the > right printer driver in CUPS, your problem will be solved. Try to > locate the right .ppd file and put it into '/usr/share/cups/model/' > (IIRC). Then install a new printer queue and use the proper driver. I > have created pdf posters via latex in this way; the learning curve is > steep, but the output is well worth the effort (at least if you generate > documents on a somewhat regular basis). HP DeskJet 9600 Foomatic/hpijs and my model is the 9650...I'd say that's a pretty good match, no? The printer does print, I'm just having a problem with oversized sheets. thanks, emma -- Emma Jane Hogbin Guild of Accessible Web Designers :: www.gawds.org consulting: www.xtrinsic.com
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