consumer multifunction devices are notoriously poor in function -- it would not greatly surprise me if PgS is creating a print job it can't deal with. I haven't used PgS on Windows long enough I don't recall if it invokes the system print requester or generates its own print jobs. Things to check:

make 100% sure it is using correct printer driver

if at all possible, have it use a postscript driver

failing that, a PCL driver

If it doesn't even use PCL I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to expect a non-postscript and non-PCL printer to have any real functionality)

If it is a "windows only printer" I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to expect a printer that is virtualized on the PC to have any real functionality)

In any case, if you save as PDF you can print from a PDF viewer as other apps can print.

If you print to a postscript file any good PDF viewer can load that for viewing and consequently printing.

Sure, either of the last two add an extra step -- one of the "advantages" of using a "multi" function device is reduced functionality in all of the functions it claims to have. Multifunction devices are poor scanners, copiers and printers. I suppose they operate tolerably well as fax machines.

Tim Doty

On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Rodney Volkmar <rvolkmar@gmail.com> wrote:

> I did check connection, but he said it was printer cable assuming its USB,
> all other windows programs print just fine, saving as .pdf from
> Pagestream then printing works...
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Theo Zweers <tjzwrs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hi Steve and Rodney
>>
>> A solution which costs you: go for a new Windows.
>> Windows XP is flaky if you use a network printer. And XP is no longer
>> supported by Windows.
>>
>> I don't know about Windows 8 (and its behavior with PGS!), but if you
>> can get a copy (legal) of Windows 7, you be surprised how good that works.
>> Windows works with tiles, and has no start up (or how that is called),
>> with which you can start a program (from left bottom).
>> Now I know that there are programs with which you can implement that again.
>>
>> Theo
>>
>> Op 30-3-2013 20:26, Rodney Volkmar schreef:
>>
>>> Steve bought a new HP Laserjet Pro 200 Color MFP M276nw
>>> and now Pagestream 5.8 Pro no longer prints through windows (XP)
>>> is anything we can do about this?
>>>
>>> -R
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> ''Corporations are people. Money is free speech. War is peace. Freedom is
> slavery.
> Ignorance is strength. telling the truth is a revolutionary act''
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Thanks, I have been looking for a .ppd for this printer, no luck so far,
not on install disk, I'll check for PCL

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 7:30 AM, Tim Doty <thoromyr@mac.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> consumer multifunction devices are notoriously poor in function -- it
> would not greatly surprise me if PgS is creating a print job it can't deal
> with. I haven't used PgS on Windows long enough I don't recall if it
> invokes the system print requester or generates its own print jobs. Things
> to check:
>
> make 100% sure it is using correct printer driver
>
> if at all possible, have it use a postscript driver
>
> failing that, a PCL driver
>
> If it doesn't even use PCL I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to expect a
> non-postscript and non-PCL printer to have any real functionality)
>
> If it is a "windows only printer" I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to
> expect a printer that is virtualized on the PC to have any real
> functionality)
>
> In any case, if you save as PDF you can print from a PDF viewer as other
> apps can print.
>
> If you print to a postscript file any good PDF viewer can load that for
> viewing and consequently printing.
>
> Sure, either of the last two add an extra step -- one of the "advantages"
> of using a "multi" function device is reduced functionality in all of the
> functions it claims to have. Multifunction devices are poor scanners,
> copiers and printers. I suppose they operate tolerably well as fax machines.
>
> Tim Doty
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Rodney Volkmar <rvolkmar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I did check connection, but he said it was printer cable assuming its
> USB,
> > all other windows programs print just fine, saving as .pdf from
> > Pagestream then printing works...
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Theo Zweers <tjzwrs@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> **
>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Steve and Rodney
> >>
> >> A solution which costs you: go for a new Windows.
> >> Windows XP is flaky if you use a network printer. And XP is no longer
> >> supported by Windows.
> >>
> >> I don't know about Windows 8 (and its behavior with PGS!), but if you
> >> can get a copy (legal) of Windows 7, you be surprised how good that
> works.
> >> Windows works with tiles, and has no start up (or how that is called),
> >> with which you can start a program (from left bottom).
> >> Now I know that there are programs with which you can implement that
> again.
> >>
> >> Theo
> >>
> >> Op 30-3-2013 20:26, Rodney Volkmar schreef:
> >>
> >>> Steve bought a new HP Laserjet Pro 200 Color MFP M276nw
> >>> and now Pagestream 5.8 Pro no longer prints through windows (XP)
> >>> is anything we can do about this?
> >>>
> >>> -R
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > ''Corporations are people. Money is free speech. War is peace. Freedom is
> > slavery.
> > Ignorance is strength. telling the truth is a revolutionary act''
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

--
''Corporations are people. Money is free speech. War is peace. Freedom is
slavery.
Ignorance is strength. telling the truth is a revolutionary act''

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I can only add that working with PGS and on XP I used a USB-printer (a
Canon inkjet). Did always work!
Now I am using a Samsung laserprinter 3180, also on USB (and Windows 7).
Works!

I did a search for .pcl
Well, I didn't found one, but luckily the answers pointed me in the
right direction.
In (Windows 7!!!!) I found in:
C:\ProgramData\SmartCMS2\Samsung CLX-3180 Series\UI this Samsung
CLX-3180 Series.ecs
(the maps PCL and SPL are empty).
So, maybe you should search for .ecs

I wrote: Windows works with tiles, and...
I meant: Windows 8 works with tiles, and...

Theo

Op 31-3-2013 16:06, Rodney Volkmar schreef:
> Thanks, I have been looking for a .ppd for this printer, no luck so far,
> not on install disk, I'll check for PCL
>
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 7:30 AM, Tim Doty <thoromyr@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> consumer multifunction devices are notoriously poor in function -- it
>> would not greatly surprise me if PgS is creating a print job it can't deal
>> with. I haven't used PgS on Windows long enough I don't recall if it
>> invokes the system print requester or generates its own print jobs. Things
>> to check:
>>
>> make 100% sure it is using correct printer driver
>>
>> if at all possible, have it use a postscript driver
>>
>> failing that, a PCL driver
>>
>> If it doesn't even use PCL I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to expect a
>> non-postscript and non-PCL printer to have any real functionality)
>>
>> If it is a "windows only printer" I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to
>> expect a printer that is virtualized on the PC to have any real
>> functionality)
>>
>> In any case, if you save as PDF you can print from a PDF viewer as other
>> apps can print.
>>
>> If you print to a postscript file any good PDF viewer can load that for
>> viewing and consequently printing.
>>
>> Sure, either of the last two add an extra step -- one of the "advantages"
>> of using a "multi" function device is reduced functionality in all of the
>> functions it claims to have. Multifunction devices are poor scanners,
>> copiers and printers. I suppose they operate tolerably well as fax machines.
>>
>> Tim Doty
>>
>>
>> On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Rodney Volkmar <rvolkmar@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I did check connection, but he said it was printer cable assuming its
>> USB,
>>> all other windows programs print just fine, saving as .pdf from
>>> Pagestream then printing works...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Theo Zweers <tjzwrs@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> Hi Steve and Rodney
>>>>
>>>> A solution which costs you: go for a new Windows.
>>>> Windows XP is flaky if you use a network printer. And XP is no longer
>>>> supported by Windows.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know about Windows 8 (and its behavior with PGS!), but if you
>>>> can get a copy (legal) of Windows 7, you be surprised how good that
>> works.
>>>> Windows works with tiles, and has no start up (or how that is called),
>>>> with which you can start a program (from left bottom).
>>>> Now I know that there are programs with which you can implement that
>> again.
>>>> Theo
>>>>
>>>> Op 30-3-2013 20:26, Rodney Volkmar schreef:
>>>>
>>>>> Steve bought a new HP Laserjet Pro 200 Color MFP M276nw
>>>>> and now Pagestream 5.8 Pro no longer prints through windows (XP)
>>>>> is anything we can do about this?
>>>>>
>>>>> -R
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ''Corporations are people. Money is free speech. War is peace. Freedom is
>>> slavery.
>>> Ignorance is strength. telling the truth is a revolutionary act''
>>>
>>>
>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

--
PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise)
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM

thanks

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Theo Zweers <tjzwrs@gmail.com> wrote:

> I can only add that working with PGS and on XP I used a USB-printer (a
> Canon inkjet). Did always work!
> Now I am using a Samsung laserprinter 3180, also on USB (and Windows 7).
> Works!
>
> I did a search for .pcl
> Well, I didn't found one, but luckily the answers pointed me in the
> right direction.
> In (Windows 7!!!!) I found in:
> C:\ProgramData\SmartCMS2\Samsung CLX-3180 Series\UI this Samsung
> CLX-3180 Series.ecs
> (the maps PCL and SPL are empty).
> So, maybe you should search for .ecs
>
> I wrote: Windows works with tiles, and...
> I meant: Windows 8 works with tiles, and...
>
> Theo
>
> Op 31-3-2013 16:06, Rodney Volkmar schreef:
> > Thanks, I have been looking for a .ppd for this printer, no luck so far,
> > not on install disk, I'll check for PCL
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 7:30 AM, Tim Doty <thoromyr@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> consumer multifunction devices are notoriously poor in function -- it
> >> would not greatly surprise me if PgS is creating a print job it can't
> deal
> >> with. I haven't used PgS on Windows long enough I don't recall if it
> >> invokes the system print requester or generates its own print jobs.
> Things
> >> to check:
> >>
> >> make 100% sure it is using correct printer driver
> >>
> >> if at all possible, have it use a postscript driver
> >>
> >> failing that, a PCL driver
> >>
> >> If it doesn't even use PCL I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to expect a
> >> non-postscript and non-PCL printer to have any real functionality)
> >>
> >> If it is a "windows only printer" I'd replace it (unreasonable IMO to
> >> expect a printer that is virtualized on the PC to have any real
> >> functionality)
> >>
> >> In any case, if you save as PDF you can print from a PDF viewer as other
> >> apps can print.
> >>
> >> If you print to a postscript file any good PDF viewer can load that for
> >> viewing and consequently printing.
> >>
> >> Sure, either of the last two add an extra step -- one of the
> "advantages"
> >> of using a "multi" function device is reduced functionality in all of
> the
> >> functions it claims to have. Multifunction devices are poor scanners,
> >> copiers and printers. I suppose they operate tolerably well as fax
> machines.
> >>
> >> Tim Doty
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Rodney Volkmar <rvolkmar@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I did check connection, but he said it was printer cable assuming its
> >> USB,
> >>> all other windows programs print just fine, saving as .pdf from
> >>> Pagestream then printing works...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Theo Zweers <tjzwrs@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> **
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Steve and Rodney
> >>>>
> >>>> A solution which costs you: go for a new Windows.
> >>>> Windows XP is flaky if you use a network printer. And XP is no longer
> >>>> supported by Windows.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't know about Windows 8 (and its behavior with PGS!), but if you
> >>>> can get a copy (legal) of Windows 7, you be surprised how good that
> >> works.
> >>>> Windows works with tiles, and has no start up (or how that is called),
> >>>> with which you can start a program (from left bottom).
> >>>> Now I know that there are programs with which you can implement that
> >> again.
> >>>> Theo
> >>>>
> >>>> Op 30-3-2013 20:26, Rodney Volkmar schreef:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Steve bought a new HP Laserjet Pro 200 Color MFP M276nw
> >>>>> and now Pagestream 5.8 Pro no longer prints through windows (XP)
> >>>>> is anything we can do about this?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -R
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> ''Corporations are people. Money is free speech. War is peace. Freedom
> is
> >>> slavery.
> >>> Ignorance is strength. telling the truth is a revolutionary act''
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python
> 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise)
> AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

--
''Corporations are people. Money is free speech. War is peace. Freedom is
slavery.
Ignorance is strength. telling the truth is a revolutionary act''

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On 31/03/2013, Rodney Volkmar wrote:

> Thanks, I have been looking for a .ppd for this printer, no luck so
> far, not on install disk, I'll check for PCL
>
If Postscript works on it at all, it should print under Generic
Postscript. The ppd file only defines special properties of a printer.

Regards
--
Don Cox
doncox@enterprise.net