TJ wrote:
> measekite wrote:
>>
>>
>> TJ wrote:
>>> stu7seven@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>> On Jul 22, 8:44 am, TJ <T...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>> I'm using GIMP 2.4.6 and the Pandora plugin with Mandriva 2008.1
>>>>> Linux
>>>>> and an HP Officejet 6110 printer to create some panorama photos.
But,
>>>>> printing a mountaintop view on US Legal-sized paper gives me an
image
>>>>> that's about two inches tall. That's not what I had in mind at
>>>>> all. The
>>>>> printer manual says that the printer can print on "banner paper,"
>>>>> essentially old-style fanfold paper with the pinfeed strips removed.
>>>>> However, neither hplip or Gutenprint will let me print on that
>>>>> kind of
>>>>> paper. The hplip driver doesn't even offer "Custom" as an option for
>>>>> paper size, and while Gutenprint offers it, it won't allow me to
>>>>> set it
>>>>> to any more than 8 1/2 x 14 inches - US legal-size.
>>>>>
>>>>> Am I missing something here?
>>>>>
>>>>> TJ
>>>>
>>>> Its hard to say from a distance... however... I am seeing a "banner"
>>>> option
>>>> in the gimp print configuration ...you never say you are using
gimp-
>>>> print...
>>>> maybe this is what you need ?
>>>
>>> I thought Gutenprint replaced Gimp-Print
>>
>> Yes they did.
>>
>> No they did not.
>>
>> Because the developer wanted to play down the association with ONLY
>> Gimp they renamed the product. Rather than being a replacement it is
>> just a rename.
>
> I had heard that Gutenprint is well-liked Mac print utility.
>>
>> Linux needs a standard printing module and out of the box print
>> drivers written by the printer mfg and then adopted by all of the
>> application programs similar to the way printers work in either
>> Windows or Mac.
>
> Hplip is about as close to that as you're going to find. HP provides
> the BEST sup****t for Linux of any printer manufacturer. Unlike what
> Canon provides for your beloved ip4000, or so I last heard. Canon MFPs
> enjoy particularly poor sup****t. It has long been a complaint among
> Linux users that hardware manufacturers are uninterested in providing
> either drivers for their hardware, or the information needed to
> competently write them. The problem is not Linux. The problem is that
> most manufacturers don't think we're worth the trouble.
That is true. And my HP was easier as far as drivers to work with
Linux. But the fact remains that even with a reasonable driver that
works each application uses their own designed print dialog box and they
are different with some features of the printer left off.
The one thing about Windows is there is a standard printer widget and
just about all applications use it. Standardization not just in
printing has helped get Windows the market share it has today.
>
> TJ
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