Image Viewer Printing

[eculbert]

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 at 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 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- Dazed_75 <lthielster at 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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