Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 07:29:23 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Mikkel C. Simonsen" <mcs@post5.tele.dk> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Abiword print problem Message-ID: <op.sqaya9th9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <427A0DFB.5040307@post5.tele.dk> References: <42796722.8030306@post5.tele.dk> <427A0DFB.5040307@post5.tele.dk>
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 07:13:47 -0500, Mikkel C. Simonsen <mcs@post5.tele.dk> wrote: > A small update. > > I have tried installing the same Abiword package on another system - > also running 5.3R, but with Gnome installed. > > On that system printing works fine - both with the original "lpr" > print-command and with "lpr -Plp". > > Does the Abiword package "behave" differently when Gnome is installed? Yes, it will be using libgnomeprint(ui) if you have it installed by default. I don't have any of printer, so it's hard for me to help but I will trying to find something if it's possible to fix by my guess. > Best regards, > > Mikkel C. Simonsen > > > Mikkel C. Simonsen skrev: >> I have installed AbiWord2-2.0.11 (from a package) on a FreeBSD 5.3R We have 2.2.7 in the ports tree that you should give it a shot. The 2.0.x is out of date. I don't remember if new AbiWord 2.2.x required new GTK or else, so if you can't get it install then you will have to follow up in the /usr/ports/UPDATING. BTW: Be sure to install abiword with WITH_DEBUG=yes . Cheers, Mezz >> system - but I can only print blank pages. >> With the default Abiword print command (lpr) nothing happens. When I >> change the command to "lpr -Plp" I get blank pages - the correct number >> of pages, but all blank. >> The printer is a brother PostScript (or BrotherScript) printer >> connected to the parallel port. I can print from Mozilla without >> problems. >> I have seen this problem mentioned in the mailing-list archive - any >> solutions? >> The only programmes installed on the system are AbiWord and Mozilla >> (the "harddisk" is a 1GB flash card), so I only installed whatever >> dependencies Abiword and Mozilla needed. >> Best regards, >> Mikkel C. Simonsen -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org
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