[Novalug] vi question

Pete Nuwayser nuwayser@gmail.com
Thu Oct 18 12:42:24 EDT 2007


[coming into this conversation late]

Charlie,

If you like, send some files to me today and I'll try printing them 
using the same steps but with a different computer, distribution and 
printer.... just to rule out anything missing from the files like a 
form-feed character.

Unless, of course, somebody has already done that.

Pete



John Warren wrote:
> Are you running app armor?
> 
> On 10/18/07, *rosejw@cox.net <mailto:rosejw@cox.net>* <rosejw@cox.net 
> <mailto:rosejw@cox.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Have you changed any settings, recently, within CUPS?   Are you
>     using the correct driver for your type of printer?   Are all cables
>     securely connected to your printer and computer?
>     Is your printer queue empty when you try and print the problem files?
> 
>     My guess is your printer driver is messing up.   Try switching to a
>     generic printer driver or some other driver that will allow your
>     printer to print and see what happens.
> 
>     ---- Charles M Howe <cmhowe@patriot.net <mailto:cmhowe@patriot.net>>
>     wrote:
>      > I haven't the foggiesr notion as to what the problem is. I have 15
>      > files, identical in structure. It is my contact list -- name, phone
>      > number, email address, address. Pure text. phone-list-a,
>      > phone-list-b, ... phone-list-m, ..., phone-list-tuv, phone-list-wxyz.
>      >
>      > I go about printing them. The first 8 or 9 print fine. Then
>     phone-list-m
>      > won't complete. The printer gurgles and the paper disappears into the
>      > printer until about two inches are left showing. Then it stops.
>     The only
>      > thing I can do is to hit the cancel button. Then the paper goes
>     through
>      > the printer and comes out blank. At least I haven't wasted a sheet of
>      > paper.
>      >
>      > I continue. Several more files print ok, then the odd behavior
>     exhibited
>      > when I try to print phone-list-tuv and phone list-wxyz. Three of the
>      > fifteen or so files won't print.
>      >
>      > I look at them using the vi command :set list. That shows me the
>      > characters at the end of each line. Nothing is wrong. I have saved
>      > phone-list-m and phone-list-wxyz, then keyed them in from the
>     beginning,
>      > the idea being that I won't put in some oddball character in the same
>      > way. No dice. They won't print.
>      >
>      > I am using lpr. And I issue the cancel command, clearing the files I
>      > sent to the printer, based on the theory that it is trying to
>     print the
>      > first file again and again and again. Nope. I am also working on
>      > something entirely different. Printing works fine.
>      >
>      > Charlie
>      >
>      > On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 22:32 -0400, rosejw@cox.net
>     <mailto:rosejw@cox.net> wrote:
>      > > Maybe I'm not understanding the issue here, but as I understand
>     what you're trying to do, I don't see what VI, nor any other text
>     editor, has to do with what your printer does.  If all you're trying
>     to do is print out a text file, how are you sending the data to the
>     printer?   Are you using lpr or are you using VI to send to the
>     printer?   If you're using VI to send, try using just lpr and see
>     what happens.  If you get the same result, then the problem is
>     either cups or your printer.
>      > >
>      > >
>      > > ---- Charles M Howe <cmhowe@patriot.net
>     <mailto:cmhowe@patriot.net>> wrote:
>      > > > Cool it. :set list works fine.
>      > > >
>      > > > I do have a truly inexplicable problem, though, as outlined
>     in my post
>      > > > late last night.
>      > > >
>      > > > Charlie
>      > > >
>      > > > On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 15:36 -0400, Kevin Cole wrote:
>      > > > > On 10/16/07, Ken Firestone < kenf@speakeasy.net
>     <mailto:kenf@speakeasy.net>> wrote:
>      > > > > > On Tue, 16 Oct 2007, Dan Arico wrote:
>      > > > > > >   Both KDE and Gnome have hex editors in the
>     distribution. Emacs will
>      > > > > > >    also show  control characters.
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > > Wonderful! You are suggesting using Emacs to find out
>     what is going on
>      > > > > > with Vi. :-)
>      > > > >
>      > > > > As he should. ;-)
>      > > >
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