Re: mysterious pdf file won't be printed, all others will!
Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> writes:
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>>>> In my sister's home directory there is a pdf file that won't respond to the
>>>> `lp' command. All others pdf files in the same directory behave all right,
>>>> and the permissions are the same. The only difference is the creation
>>>> date, which is today wheras the other files are older.
>>>>
>>>> The thing looks mysterious to me.
>>>>
>>>> Can anybody suggest any explanation/remedy?
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> "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@vianet.ca> writes:
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>>> 1. Are you sure that it is a .pdf file? run file on it.
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>> Yes, `file' says it is, and besides it can be viewed by xpdf.
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>>> 2. Did she put that file there?
>> Yes, she did.
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>>> 4. If the file opens with a pdf viewer, what happens if you try to
>>> print from the viewer?
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>> It won't be printed either!
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> Norbert Zeh <nzeh@cs.dal.ca> writes:
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>> What paper format does the file use? I've had printers refuse to print
>> files that used odd page sizes (such as Springer online files). If the
>> paper size is odd, there should be a way to scale it to letter size,
>> even though I don't remember how.
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> With the same printer, MS Windows Adobe Reader prints the file normally.
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> Rodolfo
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Well, you could try saving it as a PS file first, opening that PS file
in a gv (or any other PS file viewer) and see if you get the right
looking document. If yes, try printing from there. If no, then perhaps
it is a font problem.
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