On Wednesday 09 November 2005 02:17 pm, Daniel Jarboe wrote:
> > As far as printing B&W text documents in Linux is there
> > enough difference that level 2 will not suffice..
> >
> > Or, is there a such a significant difference in drivers that
> > one is in in preference to the other?
>
> If you are generating your own postscript, then you can specify level 2
> and be fine. Level 3, no surprise, supports more language features. Most of
> these are to improve efficiency. Level 2 interpreters work well enough,
> assuming you don't feed them the newer postscript commands. If you have a
> PPD, the highest postscript level supported is specified by the file, and
> the generator will "dumb" the code down as low as necessary.
> Now if something else already generated the .ps files, supporting the
> newer level 3 commands might be more important (unless you know they stuck
> to level 2). But you are probably just interested in postscript you
> generate yourself.
> ~ Daniel
Actually the most complicated thing I print is web pages which may be anything
and to me that is the issue.
If I get the level 2 printer which is $ 400.00 will that suffice or is there
enough idiocy in webpages that one needed the level 3 which is $ 800.00.
The one thing I do not want to do is wind up where I am right now. Three
computers, one monitor, 2 printers, and the only things that work are my
personal notebook with linux and my personal printer.
The office computer, running XP, and its printer, HP Office Jet, are two of
the most screwed up devices that I have encountered in a long time. The
computer because it has ever conceivable junk program that exist in it
immense network issues and the printer as being multi function print, scan, &
fax that HP did not make appropriate drivers for. And! this is for XP not
Linux drivers.
So what I do not want to do is spend $400 and then find out that I can not
print. Yes I know of the Linux printer compability list but past issues with
such lists indicate that it is best to ask what people more knowledgable than
I think.
SOCL
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