BZ# 633848 - ghostscript error printing PDF with image.

Steven Haigh netwiz at crc.id.au
Mon Sep 27 08:41:08 UTC 2010


On 27/09/10 15:10, Joachim Backes wrote:
> On 09/26/2010 07:06 PM, Steven Haigh wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I'm wondering if someone is able to reproduce this. I am starting to
>> think that it is an issue with evince - not cups or ghostscript as I
>> originally suspected.
>>
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633848
>>
>> My main thoughts is that because Acrobat Reader can print the same PDF
>> with no errors - and have a correct layout - that the issue lies with
>> whatever evince creates to print.
>>
>> I have a sample PDF that always seems to trigger this bug (the B960 PDF).
>>
>> Interestingly, when printing via evince to a PS printer, the document
>> does not print at all - but when printing to a PCL printer, parts of the
>> document are missing. I think this may be a side effect however.
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> tested it with a Lexmark E120N networkprinter (attached with cups):
>
> 1. acroread opens and prints properly
> 2a.evince displays the document properly
> 2b.If saying "print" in evince, evince immediately popups an error
>     message: There was a problem processing document
>     'Aircraft / Ship Outward Manifest', and when pressing "Diagnose",
>     getting "Server Not Exporting Printers" with some explanation

Interesting. I'm not familiar with the Lexmark E120N - is that a 
postscript, PCL or something else?

>
> Beside this, having a similar issue with gimp (prints only an empty
> page, without a message, BZ 624408). Maybe, same reasons?
>

I looked at this - If you can attach an image that causes the issue for 
you so we can all test on a common source, I'll give it a go.

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Steven Haigh

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