problem printing webpages (fonts)

nickp · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 52

Hi

After I have successfully installed my Cups print server and printing just works fine. There is still one hurdle I do not know how to get around. When I try to print some web pages the fonts of the printout look often very ugly. Is there maybe a way to solve that last tiny problem.

Thanks

Nick

Ian Goldby · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 7:25 pm Post subject:

Probably GhostScript is not able to see your X11 fonts, so it is substituting fonts it can find as best it can.

I think the easiest way to get GhostScript to see your X11 fonts is to set the GS_FONTPATH environment variable to point to them (usually in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts).

nickp · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 52

Hi

Where do I set the GS_FONTPATH.
I tried it in /etc/env.d/00basic
but it does not work - actually I do not know how
to check if ghostview can see the fonds in that path?

Did I set the path correctly ?

thanks

Nick

Ian Goldby · Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2003 9:42 pm Post subject:

Ok, I've done a bit of experimentation (I have to admit my system is not properly configured at the moment and my X11 fonts are badly messed up), and here's what I found:

nickp · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 52

Thanks a lot for the instruction. I set the the GS path and /Verdana findfont does find the font. But my printouts look still not very promising.

When I try to print this forum page the text with the grey background
is still not readable. Is there anything else beside GS I have to take care of?

Thanks

Nick

Ian Goldby · Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:16 pm Post subject:

Can you be more specific? I assumed from your initial description that you were getting the wrong fonts (e.g. Courier instead of Times or something), but now it sounds like it is something else that is wrong, but what? What is it about the text that makes it 'not readable'?

nickp · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 52

The problem is that some web pages like ( the gentoo forum ) look
ok on my screen when I use my whatever browser. once I try
to print that page the fonts on the print or on the print preview are
much wider than on the actual browser screen.

It looks like some fonds are available for x but not for gs?!

thanks
Nick

Ian Goldby · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 7:05 pm Post subject:

Sorry, I've never encountered this problem. You could check your CUPS settings (assuming you are using CUPS).

bendy · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 9:16 pm Post subject:

This sounds like the problem I've been having - see this post https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=35915. I haven't found the answer.....

bendy

nickp · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 52

It looks like it is only a kde issue - the fonts look only strange when
viewing the page with konqueror. Are there maybe any settings I have to take care of? It seems also as I am not the first person having that kind of problem. I simply do not have any clue where to get additional info for that
specific issue.

Any further help is very much apreciated

Thanks
Nick

bendy · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 10:28 am Post subject:

Further to my post above, I just discovered that if I use the kprinter "print to pdf" option, then view the resulting file in adobe acrobat viewer, the fonts are still screwed up.

Is it only me and nickp having this problem?

bendy.

nickp · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 52

I think I found the problem:

setting the "Embed fonts in PostScript data when printing" flag in the
kde print config menu (under fonts) did the trick.

Reagards
Nick

bendy · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:22 pm Post subject:

Nice one Nick - that fixed it for me as well.

Cheers,

bendy

danzvash · n00b Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 62 Location: London, UK

Woohoo! That setting was the trick.

Finally I am getting proper prints from KDE.
Are we the only users to have encountered this problem, and also to require this setting in order to get sensible printing?

I usually find font behaviour between applications, and between software layers, to be fairly confusing. I'm sure it's all simpler than I imagine, but it still all looks a bit misty from where I'm sitting.

At least this is working now. Whew.

chrishajer · n00b Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Posts: 2

danzvash · n00b Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 62 Location: London, UK

chrishajer - i'm confused! It only took a second for me to find it at work on my machine there, and now I'm at home and i can't find it.

If you're still having trouble tomorrow, mail me and I'll let you know where it is.....

chrishajer · n00b Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Posts: 2

Never mind, I found it. In the kprinter dialog, "System Options", "Fonts" then check "Embed fonts in PostScript data when printing". I found the dialog at home, now just need to apply it at work.

Thanks for looking.

Chris