[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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