From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/14848 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Otared Kavian Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Help Wanted: Apple Preview.app and Metafun Manual Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:18:52 +0100 Sender: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Message-ID: References: Reply-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1078219363 2646 80.91.224.253 (2 Mar 2004 09:22:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:22:43 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Tue Mar 02 10:22:34 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from ref.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.13] helo=ref.ntg.nl) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Ay66k-0000Ym-00 for ; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 10:22:34 +0100 Original-Received: from ref.ntg.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFB3E10B6B; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:20:19 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from soleil.uvsq.fr (soleil.uvsq.fr [193.51.24.1]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A89D710B1D for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:16:53 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from fermat.math.uvsq.fr (root@fermat.math.uvsq.fr [193.51.32.1]) by soleil.uvsq.fr (8.12.8p2/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id i229J0aP025936 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:19:00 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from [193.51.32.222] (Mac22.math.uvsq.fr [193.51.32.222]) by fermat.math.uvsq.fr (8.12.8p2/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id i229IxOO065355 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:18:59 +0100 (CET) X-Sender: kavian@fermat.math.uvsq.fr (Unverified) In-Reply-To: Original-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Antivirus: scanned by sophie at soleil.uvsq.fr Errors-To: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:14848 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:14848 Hi, I printed metafun-p.pdf using Preview.app on an HP Laserjet 4100 dtn (black and white) and noticed that beginning from page 37 (physical page number 41) of that document the output is fuzzy. Also I noticed that it takes a much longer time to print the pages 37 onward (for instance the 14 pages from 37--50 took three times more time than the 36 pages 1--36). Printing the same document with Acrobat 6, or TeXShop presents no such problems. Best regards: OK >Hi all, > >We need your help in tracking down a possible bug with the >Apple Preview.app when printing the Metafun manual (pdf) > > > >from page 37 onward. > >We (and Apple) would appreciate it very much if some of you would do >tests on different printers and submit a report on the survey form >posted at > > > > >Josh Carter made the original discovery and did tests on the following: >----------- >HP Color LaserJet 4600dn >- Printing page 1-100ish (my original print job), A4 paper scaled to >letter: fuzzy pages from page 37 (physical 41) on. >- Page 37 only (scaled): fuzzy. >- Page 37 only (A4 cropped to letter): fuzzy. > >HP LaserJet 4050n: >- Page 37 only (scaled): fuzzy. >- Page 37 only (cropped): fuzzy. > >Epson Stylus Photo 2000P (note: NOT a PostScript printer): >- Page 37 only (cropped): fuzzy. > >All were printed from my PowerBook G4/550; 512MB/30GB; MacOS X 10.3.2; >latest available drivers for Color LaserJet 4600 and Epson 2000P, >built-in system driver for LaserJet 4050. I also verified that Acrobat >6 prints correctly on the 4050, but I didn't try the other printers. >----------- > > > >Our thanks to Stephan Hochhaus for setting up the MacTeX survey page. >-- wendy > for the TUG MacTeX Technical Working Group > > > > >_______________________________________________ >ntg-context mailing list >ntg-context@ntg.nl >http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context