[Xprint] Blank pages on Canon ir3300i

[Thomas Dodd]

Alf B Lervaag wrote:
> I've been trying to get printing from firefox 1.0 to work in Solaris 9.
> This proved to be difficult, since all I can print is blank pages.
> 
> The printer I use is a Canon ir3300i, so it should handle postscript
> level 2.  Sending a regular postscript file to the printer works
> perfectly.  

 From you files:
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
%%Creator: The Open Group PostScript Print Server

Do you have all the needed patches? Have you tried the Xprint server 
instead of the Sun server?

> Using the "xp_ps_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs" and selecting "print to file"

The xp_ps_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs prints to a file any way, in 
/tmp/Xprintjobs. You should select you proper printer and then print to 
file. See if that makes a difference.

> [2]. http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~alfborge/test-txt-orig.ps
> [5]. http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~alfborge/test-html-orig.ps

Both printed fine for me on an HP 8150. [2] is pinted using Courier for 
the main text and Times-Roman for the header and footer. [5] was printed 
using Times-Roman for everything.

I noticed in the edited versions, [3] and [6], you left the font 
selection the same. This uses the builtin fonts, which may not match on 
the Cannon (though they should be in the normal PS default set).

How is the print spooler setup? I'm guessing that the problem, and not 
Xprint, since the Xprint output prints fine for me. I know resolution 
setting have been problematic at times, but you files are set for 
300x300 which should be OK. You might try changing the default to 
600x600 or the printer default to check.

In /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/C/print/attributes/document (or the 
equivilent in your setup)

*default-printer-resolution: 600

-Thomas