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From Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
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Subject Printer
Date Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:07:27 +0000 (GMT)
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In article <cbf7777352.martin@bach.planiverse.com>, Martin
Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> wrote:

> Yes, that is probably one part of the equation, but that
> depends very much on which application did the printing.
> There are several ways to print PDF files, but supposing
> Russell uses !PDF,

he is.
:-(

> then that is definitely the case: Any JPEGs in the PDF
> file are expanded to sprites by !PDF.

> Things get much worse if the old PostScript 2 driver is
> used (instead of PostScript 3).

Unfortunately, the printer does not understand PostScript 3.
Another reason for buying a new printer once the toner level
gets low!

> In that case, if the PDF file happens to contain images
> with 256 colours or less you get several MB of data and
> the printer taking ages to print. 30 minutes is not
> unusual in that case.

> Things get even worse if you use the PostScript 2 driver
> and switch the "Colour" option off.

That one I knew about from when you gave this bit of advice
before.

> Then, the above applies to any image in the file. My old
> Brother HL-1270 printer refused to print practically any
> image that came from the PostScript 2 driver with
> "Colour" off.

-- 
Russell
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Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-18 12:34 +0000
  Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-18 13:16 +0000
    Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-18 16:11 +0000
      Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-18 17:26 +0000
        Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-18 19:06 +0000
          Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-18 20:45 +0000
            Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-18 21:39 +0000
              Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 06:21 +0000
                Re: Printer Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 14:23 +0100
                Re: Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-19 14:15 +0000
                Re: Printer Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 18:53 +0100
                Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-22 14:12 +0000
                Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-22 14:08 +0000
              Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 10:39 +0000
            Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 05:47 +0000
          Re: Printer Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2012-03-18 21:51 +0000
            Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 05:42 +0000
        Re: Printer Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 12:58 +0000
          Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 19:21 +0000
            Re: Printer Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 19:47 +0000
              Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-19 20:46 +0000
              Re: Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-19 22:31 +0000
                Re: Printer Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 11:32 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 13:26 +0000
                Re: Printer Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-20 16:20 +0100
                Re: Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-20 16:05 +0000
                Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-20 16:07 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 17:29 +0000
            Re: Printer M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-03-19 20:17 +0000
              Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 20:42 +0000
                Re: Printer M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-03-19 21:37 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 07:08 +0000
                Re: Printer M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-03-20 10:39 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 13:14 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 19:07 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-21 10:38 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-21 19:40 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2012-03-21 22:29 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-22 17:13 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-22 19:01 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-23 07:33 +0000
                Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-22 20:34 +0000
                Re: Printer Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-23 12:05 +0100
                Re: Printer Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-23 12:08 +0100
                Re: Printer Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2012-03-23 11:39 +0000
    Re: Printer John Tytgat <this@is.invalid> - 2012-03-20 01:10 +0100
      Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-20 11:05 +0000

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