Re: [tlug] CJK Printing from Web Browsers in Centos 4.2

[Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>]

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On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 09:44:50AM +0900, Josh wrote:
> On 11/15/05, Jim <jep200404@example.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Konqueror is using KPrint, while Firefox is just using straight CUPS,
> or possibly XPrint. Hence the discrepancy. I would take a look at your
> CUPS printer config. Try setting CUPS to render everything in
> Postscript Level 2 before sending it to the printer. I think that will
> cause the fonts to be pre-rendered, so the printer does not have to
> download the Asian fonts (which is probably where things are going
> awry for you).
> 
> This has worked for me in the past. If your Firefox is using XPrint,
> you must Google, for I know nothing about that stuff yet.


By the way, be sure to add print in your search--if you google for
Japanese and cups the first 1,000 or so entries have to do with the tea
ceremony.

For me, I seldom have to print.  So, my ugly hack is to copy and paste
it into openoffice, which prints Japanese without problem.


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