Re: Image Viewer Printing

Okay, wanted to help, but not enough guru here
apparently to. Didn't understand the problem you are
having apparently the first time.

Thanks for letting me know.

Ed.


--- Dazed_75 <lthielster@gmail.com> wrote:

> Clearly, I did not make the question clear. I have
> no problem getting
> the screenshot to print. Nor does the default
> image-viewer have any
> trouble understanding .png files. And coverting the
> format is
> something I have been doing in verious computer
> systems since the
> 1970s.
>
> The point is that image-viewer clearly knows and
> understands .png
> files and whatever mechanism it is using to
> accomplish the priinting
> is not correct. IF someone knows or understands
> WHY, it might be
> fixable and that could help other people. The
> question is clearly
> WHY, not how to get aroound it.
>
> Sorry, Ed, I know you are trying to help and I
> appreciate that. It
> just was not help I was looking for.
>
> On 12/17/06, eculbert <eculbert@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- Dazed_75 <lthielster@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > This evening I took a window shot (using
> Alt-PrtScr
> > > in ubuntu). I
> > > saved it to the desktop which made a .png file.
> > > When I double
> > > clicked, it opened in image viewer. The print
> > > preview looke fine. I
> > > was even impressed that it apparently
> automatically
> > > choose landscape
> > > mode. I printed it from there to my HP LJ4
> which is
> > > on an XP machine
> > > (the default printer for the Ubuntu box), but it
> > > came out as a totally
> > > BLACK page and I have no idea why. Any ideas?
> > >
> > > BTW, I then loaded Open office writer and
> inserted
> > > picture from file
> > > (same screenshot file) and printed it to the
> same
> > > printer and it came
> > > out fine.
> > >
> > > --
> > ////////////////////
> >
> > Maybe way off base, but have you since opened it
> with
> > a viewer that allows saving in say .jpg such as
> gimp
> > or...? And then seeing if the jpg prints okay?
> Might
> > be the print driver for that unit doesn't support
> that
> > format...png.
> >
> > I am running a totally diff distro and do
> experience
> > some 'funny bunnies' that way at times.
> >
> > ed
> >
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