printer quality

On Oct 29, 2003, at 8:29 PM, betty wrote:

> why is my print quality so poor with my printer (hp photosmart 1115)
> on my linux box and so good on my windoze box (doesn't matter if i
> made the photo in gimp or photoshop and send it to the printer via
> windoze; it is good quality; with the linux it is not - it prints out,
> but just not high quality)
> i have tried configuering (sp?) it as seemed appropriate; but
> obviously it is not adequate.
> has someone already gone down this road before?
> any questions i should be asking or things to double check.?
>
> btw the linux machine works great with the laser printer.
> would really like to get away from the windoze altogether if possible
> here.
> thanks in advance for any pointers.
> (remember i am simple newbie gui user)
> betty i.

An educated guess

In Mac OS you always install the specific driver for your printer if
you can find it. If you can't, you fall back on the Gimp-Print printer
driver. The Gimp driver is sort of a Jack of All Trades. It supports a
lot of printers but doesn't support any very well. It says here:
"Drivers made by the printer manufacturers are generally higher
quality and offer more detailed functionality than this open source
driver."

A quick look at the HP site reveals that they make drivers for the
photosmart 1115 only in Win and Mac flavors. I think what you are
seeing under Linux is simply the best that Gimp-Print can do.

Sorry I can't be more encouraging.