Command line printing settings/defaults on 9.10 not working correctly

[Christian Schult]

Hello Chris,

Chris G wrote:

> I have three Ubuntu systems, currently two run 9.04 and a third is
> running 9.10.  Command line printing (via CUPS) on the 9.04 systems
> works as expected, I get output at 10cpi and 6lpi.  However on the
> 9.10 system command line printing comes out in a somewhat strange
> looking font at about 5cpi.  Explicitly setting the cpi on the command
> line has no effect.
> 
> E.g. if I do "ls -l | lpr" on my 9.04 systems I get a sensible looking
> output at 10cpi in typeface that looks like Courier to me.
> 
> However on the 9.10 system if I do "ls -l | lpr" or even if I do
> "ls -l | lpr -o cpi=10" I get a strange looking font at about 5cpi.
> 
> Presumably something that used to work correctly in CUPS 1.3.9 is
> broken in CUPS 1.4.1 but I can't find any reported bugs that seem
> particularly relevant.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas what the problem might be and/or a
> workaround for it?
> 
> N.B. I have two printers, one with it's own network connection, the
> other available via one of the computers and the problem is identical
> with both printers.

Got the same problem here. Since upgrading from Kubuntu 9.04 to Kubuntu
9.10 printing with cups via the lp or lpr interface gives big and wide
letters, lines are cut off at the paper margin.

My printer is a HP DeskJet 940c.

user at jazz ~ % lpoptions
auth-info-required=none copies=1 device-uri=hp:/usb/DeskJet_940C?serial=CN1BC6B0N7BH finishings=3 job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50 job-sheets=none,none marker-change-time=0 media=na_letter_8.5x11in number-up=1 PageSize=A4 printer-commands=AutoConfigure,Clean,PrintSelfTestPage printer-info=black-normal printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=true printer-location=Wohnzimmer printer-make-and-model='HP Deskjet 940c hpijs, 3.9.8.36' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1259334606 printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=8556572 printer-uri-supported=ipp://localhost:631/printers/black-normal sides=one-sided
user at jazz ~ % lpoptions -l
PageSize/Media Size: Letter *A4 Photo Photo5x7 PhotoTearOff 3x5 5x8 A5 A6 A6TearOff B5JIS CDDVD80 CDDVD120 Env10 EnvC5 EnvC6 EnvDL EnvISOB5 EnvMonarch Executive FLSA Hagaki Legal Oufuku w558h774 w612h935 Custom.WIDTHxHEIGHT
PrintoutMode/Printout Mode: Draft Draft.Gray Normal *Normal.Gray High High.Gray Photo
Duplex/Double-Sided Printing: DuplexNoTumble DuplexTumble *None
Quality/Resolution, Quality, Ink Type, Media Type: *FromPrintoutMode 300BestColorCMYK 300ColorCMYK 300DraftColorCMYK 300DraftGrayscaleK 300GrayscaleK 300PhotoCMYK 600BestColorCMYK 600GrayscaleK 600PhotoCMYK 1200PhotoCMYK


Christian