Re: [SLE] kde 3.2.x print preview empty

From: Phil Burness (pburness_at_btopenworld.com)
Date: 04/26/04

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    To: Matt@Boons.net
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:31:36 +0100

    On Monday 26 April 2004 03:24, Matt T. wrote:
    > On Sunday 25 April 2004 19:59, Brad Shelton wrote:
    > > On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 02:26, Matt T. wrote:
    > > > I repost this, because unfortunately the upgrade to kde 3.2.2 (SuSE
    > > > 9.0) did not solve the problem, and I really miss this feature.
    > > >
    > > > Any ideas out there how to fix this:
    > > >
    > > > On Thursday 18 March 2004 12:35, Matt T. wrote:
    > > > > On Wednesday 17 March 2004 21:10, Phil Burness wrote:
    > > > > > If I select print preview while trying to print within KDE the
    > > > > > print preview window opens with a print and cancel button but no
    > > > > > preview of the page to be printed. Pressing the print button prints
    > > > > > the page though.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I'm using CUPS as the printer interface.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Anybody any idea whats wrong?
    > > > >
    > > > > Sorry, no solution, but the same problem.
    > > > > preview shown just a thin garbage line, and the buttons as you
    > > > > describe.
    > >
    > > Try reinstalling ghostscript and related packages.
    > >
    > > --
    > > Brad Shelton On Line Exchange http://www.ole.net
    >
    > Yes, that looks like a good start. I think I did that several times
    > already, when the problem appeared first, which was after the upgrade of
    > kde 3.1.4 to kde 3.2.x (not sure if 3.1.4 -> 3.2.0 or 3.2.0 -> 3.2.1).
    >
    > Now I have installed:
    > :~> gs -v
    >
    > ESP Ghostscript 7.07.1 (2003-07-12)
    >
    > :~> gv -v
    >
    > gv 3.5.8
    >
    > What does make me think that this is not so much a ghostscript problem is
    > that - printing does work, only kde print preview does not
    > - kghostview works perfectly.
    >
    > e.g. Preview a file in a kde app (kword/kwrite/konqui) does produce the
    > empty page described above. However printing the same file to a .ps file
    > and viewing it in kghostview works fine.
    >
    > Which application is kde using to do a print preview?
    > Isn't it kghostview?
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Matt
    I've upgraded to KDE3.2 and I still have the problem too. I never got a fix.
    Interestingly though, I originally upgraded from 8.2 to 9.0 and I didn't have
    the problem. It was only after I did a fresh install of 9.0 that I lost the
    print preview.

    Phil 

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