Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Draft brochure for community recruitment

On 06/26/2013 12:23 PM, Marc Paré wrote:
> Le 2013-06-26 08:41, Kracked_P_P---webmaster a écrit :
> > Thanks, the photos print out better on my Canon inkjet.
>
> Looks great also on my Brother HL-2040 in 1200dpi B/W! :-)
>
> I will be purchasing some A4 stock later this week so that I can test 
> A4 along with Tim. I may also purchase a laser colour later on this 
> year so that I can test the brochures and other marketing materials in 
> colour as well -- they are quite reasonable in price, around $100Cdn 
> or less for a refurbished unit.
>
> ===============
>
> BTW ... FYI, re: printer drivers in Linux: the new default in printer 
> drivers tend to be the PDF drivers. So, in most applications, when you 
> do a print, the CUPS printer device defaults automatically to the PDF 
> device.
>
> My older Brother HL-2040 printer hiccups and chokes on the PDF driver 
> and works better on the "PostScript Level 3" device driver.
>
> If you are having problems with  your print jobs on Linux or Mac, you 
> can try to change the printer device driver in LibreOffice by going to:
>
> File->Print->Properties->Device(tab)->Printer Language 
> Type->"PostScript Level X"
>
> If you happen to then exit LibreOffice and re-open it later, you will 
> have to go back to re-setting the device driver again.
>
> I had to experiment with the different PostScript device drivers to 
> find the best one. In my case it was the PostScript Level 3 device 
> that worked as it should.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marc

I also use the Postscript Level 3 for the default printer language. I do 
not know of any printer that has Postscript as an option, but cannot use 
"level 3".  I have the options of "Postscript - default from driver", 
and level 1, 2, and 3 listed along with the PDF option.

As for the language option, I have the level 3 option now as my default 
option.  9 time out of 10, that setting is saved for me so I do not need 
to re-set it again.

I use "level 3" for my Canon inkjet, my HP wide format printer, and my 
HP laser printer.  I use to have a HP color laser printer, but it died a 
few years back.  It lasted over 5 years as my default laser printer.  
The only problem with Linux drivers and that HP color laser, was the 
fact that the images/photos all came out "leaning" towards having a 
"brown tint" to them.  Someone corrected that, but he was selling the 
driver[s] instead of giving it to the Linux community.

Just for reference - when I decide to buy another printer, new or 
re-manufactured, I look at the non-OEM ink/toner market.  With OEM ink 
priced between $50 to $100 a full set of 4 to 6 cartridges and each 
toner starting at $90 each, I can only afford to get printers that have 
a good selection of re-manufactured ink or toner.  My b&w laser toner 
cost $30 +/- with the HP OEM toner costing about $105.  My Canon printer 
[Black, Photo Black, Gray, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta] costs $80+ for an OEM 
set of ink, but I can get 2 full sets of re-manufactured ink for about 
$35 or less.  I have an HP inkjet that uses a black and a tri-color 
cartridge, where the OEM ink are $42 and $50 each.

With the amount of printing I do each month, I could never afford to 
keep myself in ink at OEM prices.  The worse pricing and availability 
for ink, both OEM and non-OEM, seems to be DELL and Lexmark printers.



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