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Printing multiple pages per sheet doesn't work
In Ubuntu 12.04, I added a network printer which I had previously used without any problems on a different machine (with the same release of Ubuntu).
Now, with the default generic driver installed, ...
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HP Officejet J3680 all in one scan to pdf Ubuntu 12.10
I m running ubuntu 12.10 on my lenovo laptop and want to use the HP AIO J3680 scan to pdf facility on this OS. How can I do so?. Previously this HP AIO is working fine, with all its functions working ...
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What are the packages and libraries needed to print a file into pdf?
Which packages and libraries are necessary to print a file into pdf file, especially a webpage, text file or an office document (spread sheet and word processor)? For instance, cups - is it necessary ...
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How to fix anacron & cups-pdf when you have /var on tempfs
I have a ssd drive in my laptop and I followed various advice that said to put /var/log /var/spool & /var/cache on a tmpfs so that the constant read/writes wouldn't lessen the life of my ssd.
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I'm using cups-pdf and it will not print a mirrored pdf
I know you can print directly from Libre Writer to PDF, but I need to print the document mirrored. I installed cups-pdf and it works as it should, except for the mirror option. All it creates is a ...
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Printing works from Writer but not Evince/Okular etc. (Filter error)
i recently got a used printer (HP LaserJet 2200dn) that i try to use with Ubuntu 12.10. The thing is, that whatever i try, i cannot print pdf's (neither with Evince nor Okular). Printing from ...
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cannot print pdf pages with images
When I try to print a PDF file that contains images, the printing stops just before the first page that contains an image. If the first page contains an image, only a single blank page is printed.
I ...
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Is there an Airprint Installation Guide?
I'm trying to follow a guide for how to install the airprint function. And I've read that when iOS6 was released they changed from PDF into URF.
I have found a guid how to install airprint and fix ...
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How to get 12.10 fix for PDF Printing Problem (where some pages print blank) in 12.04?
As documented on Launchpad, there is a bug for Ubuntu 12.04 somewhere in the PDF printing stack. This bug causes some or all pages of the PDF to print blank. Since this issue doesn't occur in Ubuntu ...
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Printer prints square of 2 copies
I have a very strange problem:
When I print a single page under Ubuntu 12.04 with any application
and I choose 3 copies I get 9 pages; 3 square 2 = 9
Checked all possible settings, nothing.
Any ...
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Unable to print PDF correctly
When I try to print a PDF, it prints, but the first page has weird symbols replacing some of the letters (notice that the symbols look similar to the letters that should be there):
The second page ...
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How can I print a webpage to a PDF in a single, *continuous* page?
I have an ipython notebook that I would like to print without having the page breaks cut through my figures.
Any suggestions? I tried the "awesome screenshot" extension for chromium, but it was ...
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pdf printouts very small
Ubuntu 12.10, using both Okular and AcroRead. When printing the pages print in what seems to be a 6-up layout. Only for pdf. Printing directly from Firefox or LibreOffice, the documents print full ...
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How do I print to PDF from wine?
I am running MS Office under wine and would like to print PDF documents.
Installing the official extension via wine does nothing.
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Printing PDF's on 12.10
Just switched from Win7 64 bit. When I print out credit card statement, dollar sign prints over the top of the first numeral, whether it is $5.00 or $500.00. ??? How to fix?
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KFP file in ubuntu?
My print shop provides a KFP file for checking a PDF for print readiness. It seems that this file can be imported into Acrobat Professional (keyword: Preflight Profile), but is a Kinko's File Prep ...
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PDF not printing on Printer shared via CUPS/SAMBA
I have a Printer (Brother HL-2035) attached to an Ubuntu server (latest version) via USB and shared via Samba/CUPS. On my clients (Win7) I can print from Word, etc., this just works fine.
The only ...
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Serious bug in poppler which effects evince printing [duplicate]
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How do I report a bug?
There is a rather serious bug in poppler which passes bad characters to Cairo when printing pdfs through evince. The problem pdfs I have come ...
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How to find a multi-function scanner/printer that works simply?
I'm looking for a multifunction scanner/printer that can scan one or more pages to PDF with an absolute minimum of clicks.
I used to have a device that worked very well with SimpleScan, but it died. ...
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Printing and PDF-export from LibreOffice: SVG images get rasterized in very bad resolution
I'd like to print and export (to pdf) a document written in LibreOffice Writer which contains SVG figures. On the screen, LibreOffice displays and scales them correctly, but for PDF export (which ...
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Very heavy .PDF file. How to handle it?
I should print this file on paper, but it is heavy (2,3 MB) and the printing process is very slow.
But this is not the whole problem. I should first create another .pdf file (grayscale) with four ...
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Problem in Printing PDF files- Job being held
My system is connected to a printer.
The problem is the PDF files do not get printed automatically (on clicking the Print button). Everytime, I have to open the Printer queue and release the job.
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Print pdf file directly without opening it?
Currently I open the file in document viewer and select print etc. Is it not possible to right click the file and "send to" the printer?
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How do I convert a PNG to PDF with only the default packages on 11.10?
Openning a png file in ubuntu, I can see the menu item for 'print to file'. How can I do the same on shell? PS: I prefer installing no extra package, due to lack of root access.
EDIT: the operating ...
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More Print to file settings?
The settings in print to file option in Ubuntu is limiting and dangerous. All the applications apart from Mozilla print to a file ~/output.pdf, this is dangerous as you can overwrite a previous ...
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printing PDFs on 12.04 [closed]
A strange problem here - upgraded to 12.04 and since then if I print a PDF it prints all the text content perfectly, but leaves a blank where an image ought to be! The print preview sometimes shows ...
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Flattening PDF transparency
I have a PDF, made with Inkscape, that uses transparent colors. This image shall be used in a LaTeX document.
While preserving the transparency is nice for editing, it can be a problem for printing. ...
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How do I simulate overprinting in Adobe Reader?
On both Mac and Windows when I print a document there is an advanced screen that allows me to select an option called Simulate Overprinting, however such an option doesn't appear on the Ubuntu ...
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Printer “ripping” forever (network printer)
Since I installed Ubuntu 11.10, printing is a disaster. I did not have the problem with Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04), but maybe it just comes from the fact that someone else had installed it for me, and ...
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Change default 'Print to File' settings
How can I change the default settings for 'Print to File' in the Print dialogue?
I would like to change the default save location from ~/ to ~/Desktop.
p.s. I do not want to have to use cups-pdf
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Prints from a PDF are completely black
I think it's the PDF itself that does it. The printer prints testpages OK, and printing the same file from Mac OS X gives the same result.
Printed from evince and Safari respectively.
The PDF was ...
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How to install a “pdf printer”?
Is there a way to install a printer that prints to pdf?
There's a lot of discussions about this in the web foruns, but none seens to work.
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Problems printing pdf's [closed]
Sometimes when I try to print a pdf, the formatting comes out - weird. I really wish there was a better word for it! The letters are jumbled up with random spaces/ no spaces/ tabs/ on top of each ...
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“Print” background colors in PDF using Chrome
I try to save a page as a PDF file but it loses the background colors. I figure this is a standard setting for a printer, but when I save as a PDF I prefer the background colors to stay. How can this ...
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printing pdf with lpr results in different output than printing GUI
i run 11.04. i have a pdf file with an embedded logo (png file) and a few lines. The image has white background (really it is white, i checked with gimp and the color picker).
when i print the pdf ...
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How do I enable print selection in Chromium
For my own archive I want to print posts from an internet magazine to pdf files. I use Chromium 12.0.742.112 (90304) on Ubuntu 11.04, but the default option to save to pdf doesn't support selection ...
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Printing PDF-files via network extremely slow
I encounter grave problems trying to print PDF-files, no matter whether I use Evince, Okular or any other linux program. The Documents are printed extremely slowly or even completely fail to print at ...
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Evince print to pdf file fails to print [closed]
This is my problem:
Open a document in Evince, choose Print
Choose "Printer": "Print to file"
Choose "Output Format": "PDF"
(add a filename output.pdf in the box if not there)
Click on "Print"
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Whats the response to error message < '/usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftoraster failed' [closed]
10.4 with Epson D120 printer. Printer status reported as . Error message as title received. I have re-installed CUPS. Problem persists. Any solutions?
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How do I configure the “Print_to_PDF”-printer and where does it print to?
I have a printer queue called "Print_to_PDF". I don't know why and where from I have it, and also not how I can configure it. If I print using that printer, I cannot find the output file anywhere.
