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Re: [h-e-w] ps-printing on XP solved.
From: |
John McCabe |
Subject: |
Re: [h-e-w] ps-printing on XP solved. |
Date: |
Wed, 8 May 2002 16:37:58 +0100 |
> Thanks for assistance from those who replied. After taking IP traces of
> LPR, I realized that the content of the postscript generated by ps-print
> was the culprit. I could LPR /etc/refcard.ps, but not anything from
> emacs. I have an older HP Laserjet 4Plus, and although the LPR protocol
> worked fine, it didn't print. I zapped the version of ps-print (6.x),
> and reverted to a 4.x version and after several days of jacking around,
> I can print postscript again.
Excellent news.
> Perhaps, for compatibility the older versions of ps-print should be
> included, or better yet a customization option which provides backward
> compatibility. (I'm looking into upgrading the firmware on the printer
> itself as well).
> OLD:
> %!PS-Adobe-2.0
>
> NEW:
>
> %!PS-Adobe-3.0
As a matter of interest, did you try setting ps-adobe-tag to
"%!PS-Adobe-2.0" instead of "%!PS-Adobe-3.0"?
Best Regards
John McCabe