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scribus package

scribus prints BLACK pages

Bug #164879 reported by Jerzy Jalocha N
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: scribus

Since Ubuntu 7.10, Scribus prints completely BLACK pages on Epson Stylus CX3900. I think it prints one black page for each page in the document. PDF output looks OK. Printer works perfect with other applications.

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orbisvicis (orbisvicis) wrote :

seconded, with a canon mp380

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Łukasz Jernaś (deejay1) wrote :

Which PostScript level do you use?

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Jerzy Jalocha N (jjalocha) wrote :

Sorry, I have stopped completely using Scribus quite a long time ago because of this and many other (usability) problems, and at my new home I don't have a printer, so I can't test.

But it would be nice if someone else could answer this question.

BTW, how do I know which PostScript level I'm using?

Thanks for your interest!

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Jerzy Jalocha N (jjalocha) wrote :

This is NOT a duplicate of bug #131442, because the present problem is about a pitch BLACK page, while bug #131442 is about a blank = WHITE page. Printing a totally black page is extremely expensive, as it sucks up almost a whole cartridge!

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Jakob Lund (jakob-bebop) wrote :

I am having this problem. The printer is en epson stylus cx3200. I just upgraded from hardy to karmic, and the problem continues.

It's the same with either the `scribus' (1.3.3) or the `scribus-ng' (1.3.5) version.
I also tried to remove my ~/.scribus config file (directory), that didn't help either. Only black!!!

This sucks, as scribus used to be the best program to print from (only one where you can actually trust that it will print out in the correct size). How to fix/debug this?

Jerzy Jalocha N (jjalocha)
summary: - scribus prints black pages
+ scribus prints BLACK pages
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xteejx (xteejx-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 131442,, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

Changed in scribus (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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xteejx (xteejx-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Sorry, I accidentally done the same duplicate marking!! Can you tell us if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

Changed in scribus (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Jerzy Jalocha N (jjalocha) wrote :

Sorry, but I have no longer access to this printer.

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xteejx (xteejx-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in scribus (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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