[ale] printing fun

[Kyle Brieden]

I've found, lately, that network printers aren't worth the trouble to 
"set up" on my machine.  Just navigate a web browser to port 80 on the 
printer's IP and load up the web UI.  With most modern printers, 
there'll be a "submit document to print" button or form.  Upload your 
PDF there and the printer will make it into a real boy... er, document 
pretty promptly.

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Very respectfully,
Kyle Brieden

On 14-12-2017 17:42, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> I rarely print any more but when I need to... lately I pull out my
> hair.
> 
> cups can print perfect test pages all day long. HP printing widget
> stuff can print test pages all day long. Printer is a well supported
> HP laserjet pro M501dn.
> 
> I can't print from any application correctly. When I print an email
> message all I get are the vertical stripes where the quoted section
> begins. Print to pdf, view pdf, looks fine, print pdf, get nothing but
> bars, no text of any kind.
> 
> The applications I failed with so far are evolution email, LibreOffice
> docs - the only two environments I ever actually print from. No cups
> logs with anything.
> 
> Firefox can print (ctl-P, select printer, print).
> 
> Ideas, directions to look in , etc., would be appreciated.
> 
> --
> 
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> build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's
> like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog. - Speech
> 11/23/1900 Mark Twain http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
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