[SLE] Why HP printer is shifting each line to the right?
Hello Linux folkz, I've got problem with printing at work. We use networked HP LajerJet 4050 printer. When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah However when I'm printing from Star Office the same HP printer is printing OK. How should I correct this issue in the first case? Thank you in advance for any hints. Alex -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, Alex wrote:
When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah
I think when you set up the printer you should check the box marked "correct stairstep effect." ***************************************** Powered by Linux Mandrake 7.0 KMail 1.0.28 Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ***************************************** -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Thank you Byan for your response, Where should I check the box which is marked as "correct stairtep effect"? What utility to configure printers you're using? Can I install it on SuSE Linux? Thanks. Alex On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Bryan S. Tyson wrote:
On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, Alex wrote:
When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah
I think when you set up the printer you should check the box marked "correct stairstep effect."
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Alex wrote:
Where should I check the box which is marked as "correct stairtep effect"? What utility to configure printers you're using? Can I install it on SuSE Linux?
When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah
I think when you set up the printer you should check the box marked "correct stairstep effect."
Isn't this option available when you install the printer? I know it is in Caldera and Mandrake, and I thought it was in SuSE too, but maybe I'm just getting it mixed up with the others. ************************************ Powered by SuSE Linux 6.4 KMail 1.0.28 Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ************************************ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, you wrote:
Hello Linux folkz, I've got problem with printing at work. We use networked HP LajerJet 4050 printer. When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah However when I'm printing from Star Office the same HP printer is printing OK. How should I correct this issue in the first case? Thank you in advance for any hints. Alex
You need to translate CR to CR->LF in your printer config. I just did this on a set up of mine at work. I did it the easy way though. I'm using Gnome on RH there and there is a tool called printtool that you can use to set it up. A simple switch that says fix stair-stepping takes care of it. I set up my printer here on SuSE ages ago or I could tell you how. . .I'll look and see if I can find it and post again. Maybe someone else will get to it before I do that. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darren R. Weber drw@linuxfan.com ICQ# 2849193 http://drw.penguinpowered.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Hello Darren, Thank you for your response. Could you please send me an example of your printer configuration on SuSE Linux. Thank you in advance. Alex On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Darren R. Weber wrote:
On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, you wrote:
Hello Linux folkz, I've got problem with printing at work. We use networked HP LajerJet 4050 printer. When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah However when I'm printing from Star Office the same HP printer is printing OK. How should I correct this issue in the first case? Thank you in advance for any hints. Alex
You need to translate CR to CR->LF in your printer config. I just did this on a set up of mine at work. I did it the easy way though. I'm using Gnome on RH there and there is a tool called printtool that you can use to set it up. A simple switch that says fix stair-stepping takes care of it. I set up my printer here on SuSE ages ago or I could tell you how. . .I'll look and see if I can find it and post again. Maybe someone else will get to it before I do that.
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By default, the printer is configured for use under DOS, i.e. it expects each line to end in <CR><LF>. UNIX convention for line end is different, it's just <LF>. MacOS is different the other way, it uses just <CR>. The effect you observe is how <LF> works, the printer just advances to a new line, not returning to the beginning of the line. This concerns only text files. StarOffice produces its output in PostScript, that's why it is printed correctly. If you use the printer from UNIX environment only you may just change line end setting in the printer itself. It supports all three conventions. You need only to locate this setting in the printer menu. HTH, Kastus On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Alex Daniloff wrote:
Hello Darren, Thank you for your response. Could you please send me an example of your printer configuration on SuSE Linux. Thank you in advance. Alex
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Darren R. Weber wrote:
On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, you wrote:
Hello Linux folkz, I've got problem with printing at work. We use networked HP LajerJet 4050 printer. When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah However when I'm printing from Star Office the same HP printer is printing OK. How should I correct this issue in the first case? Thank you in advance for any hints. Alex
You need to translate CR to CR->LF in your printer config. I just did this on a set up of mine at work. I did it the easy way though. I'm using Gnome on RH there and there is a tool called printtool that you can use to set it up. A simple switch that says fix stair-stepping takes care of it. I set up my printer here on SuSE ages ago or I could tell you how. . .I'll look and see if I can find it and post again. Maybe someone else will get to it before I do that.
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Alex Daniloff wrote:
Hello Linux folkz, I've got problem with printing at work. We use networked HP LajerJet 4050 printer. When I'm trying to print something from command prompt like lpr -Pprinter somefile - it is shifting each following line to the right by diagonal like this. blah blah blah (white space) blah blah blah (--------white space------) blah blah blah However when I'm printing from Star Office the same HP printer is printing OK. How should I correct this issue in the first case? Thank you in advance for any hints. Alex
This is known as the staircase effect and is caused by an old incompatibility between the MicroShaft world and the rest of the world. One uses carriage returns and line feed at the end of each line, the other uses only line feeds. It seems your printer is configured to expect both but receives only one and hence the easiest solution is to have a look in your printer manual and change the configuration. I believe this topic is also covered by the printing-HOWTO. Happy hacking, Gandalf -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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