Re: problem with apsfilter and abiword

[Andreas Klemm <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could you please always do a group reply so that your answer
show up on the mailing-list ???

I'm nearly about forcing you people by configuring majordomo
to set a reply to ....

But that has other disadvantages ...

Sorry, but the reason is, that other people should learn
from our conversation, I'm busy with lots of other things,
so I have to use the medium internet to my advantage (to 
save time...).

On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 08:04:44PM +1000, Mark Devin wrote:
> Andreas Klemm wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 10:20:22PM +1000, Mark Devin wrote:
> > > However, when I try to print from abiword then I get only thick black
> > > strips where the words should be.  And it doesn't matter what font I use
> > > in abiword either.  The same happens if I ask abiword to print to a file
> >                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > and then later send the file to the printer.
> >
> > 1) How did you send the Abi created file to the printer ?
> >
> > 2) What file type is it (use file command)

You didn't answer this one ....

	user$ file abiword.print.file

> > 3) enable debugging in apsfilter (set -x in  bin/apsfilter)
> >    and send the debugging output of one (ONLY ONE) print attempt
> >    to this list.
> >
> >         Andreas ///
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> OK.  Here is what I just did:
> 
> 1.  Edited the /usr/share/apsfilter/bin/apsfilter file to remove the # in
> front of set -x to enable debugging.

o.k.

> 2.  Here is the relevant portion of my /etc/printcap file:
> ---------------- snip --------------------------------
> # APS1_BEGIN:printer1
> # - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1
> # - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL
> bjc4200|Printer1 auto:\
>     :lp=/dev/printers/0:\
>     :if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
>     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc4200:\
>     :lf=/var/spool/lpd/bjc4200/log:\
>     :af=/var/spool/lpd/bjc4200/acct:\
>     :mx#0:\
>     :sh:
> raw1|Printer1 raw:\
>     :lp=/dev/printers/0:\
>     :if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
>     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw1:\
>     :lf=/var/spool/lpd/raw1/log:\
>     :af=/var/spool/lpd/raw1/acct:\
>     :mx#0:\
>     :sf:\
>     :sh:
> # APS1_END - don't delete this
> -------------- snip --------------------------------
> 
> 3.  Ran abiword and created a file called "~./Documents/test.abw   -> this
> file only had the word "test" written on the first line of the document.
> 
> 4.  Asked abiword to print the document to a file (from the print command) ->
> it created a file called:
> ~./Documents/test.abw.ps

Seems to be a PS file, but ....
please do a 
	file ~./Documents/test.abw.ps
	
> 5. Sent the file to the printer with the following command:
> cat ~./Documents/test.abw.ps | lpr -P bjc4200
> 
> 6.  The output I receive from the printer is one small black box (exactly the
> same length as the word "test")
> -->  Thus it prints only a black strip of ink for the letters I have typed.
> 
> I have tried this many times over with different fonts and the same happens.
> The same also happens if I print directly from abiword.
> 
> 7.  The file: /var/spool/lpd/bjc4200/log is empty.  ls -l shows:
> -rw-------    1 daemon   lp              0 Feb 26 22:13
> /var/spool/lpd/bjc4200/log

Well, then you seem to have a permission problem ...
Use FreeBSD ... this saves you time ;-)

> I would be greatful if you could shed some light on this because it is totally
> frustrating me.

try a "chmod 666 log" as workaround ...

> If I can provide any further info to help troubleshooting please let me know.
> 
> Just to reiterate what I said in the last email.  I can successfully print
> from netscape and from the command line (with a command such as: man lpr | lpr
> -P bjc4200).
> 
> I hope you can help me solve this.

Please do the file command, try to resolve your permission problem ...
and send the log of *one* unsuccessfull print session.

> Thanks for your time and effort.

No problem ... but please Cc: to the list !


	Andreas ///

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