Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 16:19:58 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ghostscript4 port / deskjet 500 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.960908161635.19928I-100000@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.960904131910.7948E-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu>
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On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, John Fieber wrote:
Sorry for the delay, I was busy in Stuttgart for a few days,
400km away from my console ;-))
> patch-ab, that changes the compression mode from 3 to 2, causes
> my deskjet500 to print garbage. Putting it back to 3 fixed it.
>
> I'm not sure why, maybe this gs is hitting a bug in the
> particular deskjet500 revision I have...
>
> I don't know if you will want to pull the patch or not.
Bad luck, I didn't quote the user who committed the patch originally
in the commit message...
Perhaps we ask the ports users who have a DeskJet500, if they are
lucky with the patch or not ...
This is patch-ab ... can we keep it or should I wipe it out ?!
--- gdevdjet.c.orig Tue May 28 17:15:40 1996
+++ gdevdjet.c Wed Jul 17 00:10:21 1996
@@ -279,10 +279,11 @@
{ return hpjet_print_page(pdev, prn_stream, DJ, 300, mode_2,
"\033&k1W\033*b2M");
}
-/* The DeskJet500 can compress (modes 2&3) */
+/* The DeskJet500 can compress (modes 2&3), but mode 2 is better for
+ other compatible printer */
private int
djet500_print_page(gx_device_printer *pdev, FILE *prn_stream)
-{ return hpjet_print_page(pdev, prn_stream, DJ500, 300, mode_3,
+{ return hpjet_print_page(pdev, prn_stream, DJ500, 300, mode_2,
"\033&k1W");
}
/* The LaserJet series II can't compress */
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