[Bug 41662] (PDF-) Output within Konqueror leds to "dancing" characters

[Stephan Gromer]

Public bug reported:

Affects: kdebase kdeprint (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
System used: Dapper Drake as of april 26th
I use Konqueror for browsing and I often need to print pages as PDF-files for documentation.
However, the output created by kdeprint (well at least I guess that it is actually kdeprint that is responsible after all. Please forward to the actual package if I was wrong) is poor: Characters are "dancing" significantly and some graphics are destroyed. This is also the case when I print directly to my printer. When I print a PS-file and convert it via ps2pdf the graphics are better retained but the characters are still wired.
Interestingly, when I print a webpage within Firefox as a PS (no PDF available) (but also with direct print) and convert this file to a PDF (ps2pdf) I do NOT see this.
I tried this also with SuSE 10.0 and several Debian installs - It's the same everywhere, so presumably an upstream problem
I try to attached a PNG-file that shows the different results with a print from the Ubuntu-Page. You see the program used in the tite. The file created within Konqueror with a direct PDF-creation is also attached.

Thank you for listening and caring!

** Attachment added: "Example of PS/PDF Output made with FF or Konqueror"
   http://librarian.launchpad.net/2362110/example.png

** Attachment added: "the direct PDF-output from Konqui"
   http://librarian.launchpad.net/2362112/ubuntu-konqi.pdf

** Description changed:

  System used: Dapper Drake as of april 26th
  I use Konqueror for browsing and I often need to print pages as PDF-files for documentation.
- However, the output created by kdeprint is poor: Characters are "dancing" significantly and some graphics are destroyed. This is also the case when I print directly to my printer. When I print a PS-file and convert it via ps2pdf the graphics are better retained but the characters are still wired.
+ However, the output created by kdeprint (well at least I guess that it is actually kdeprint that is responsible after all. Please forward to the actual package if I was wrong) is poor: Characters are "dancing" significantly and some graphics are destroyed. This is also the case when I print directly to my printer. When I print a PS-file and convert it via ps2pdf the graphics are better retained but the characters are still wired.
  Interestingly, when I print a webpage within Firefox as a PS (no PDF available) (but also with direct print) and convert this file to a PDF (ps2pdf) I do NOT see this.
  I tried this also with SuSE 10.0 and several Debian installs - It's the same everywhere, so presumably an upstream problem
  I try to attached a PNG-file that shows the different results with a print from the Ubuntu-Page. You see the program used in the tite. The file created within Konqueror with a direct PDF-creation is also attached.
  
  Thank you for listening and caring!

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(PDF-) Output within Konqueror leds to "dancing" characters
https://launchpad.net/bugs/41662