I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.

Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.

It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.

Any solutions?

--Tom

tomatcie wrote:
> I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
>
> Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
>
> It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
>
> Any solutions?
>
> --Tom
>
>
>

Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.

Deron

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

--- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@...> wrote:
>
> tomatcie wrote:
> > I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
> >
> > Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
> >
> > It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
> >
> > Any solutions?
> >
> > --Tom
> >
> >
> >
>
> Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.
>
> Deron
>
> --
> Deron Kazmaier - support@...
> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows
>
I just tried it and it doesn't work. I get the same Error Status pages that I was getting before. The only way I can print is to make a PDF and print that. Tedious.

--Tom

tomatcie wrote:
> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@...> wrote:
>
>> tomatcie wrote:
>>
>>> I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
>>>
>>> Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
>>>
>>> It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
>>>
>>> Any solutions?
>>>
>>> --Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.
>>
>> Deron
>>
>> --
>> Deron Kazmaier - support@...
>> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
>> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows
>>
>>
> I just tried it and it doesn't work. I get the same Error Status pages that I was getting before. The only way I can print is to make a PDF and print that. Tedious.
>
> --Tom
>
>

Can you print just a single box or line? I ask because maybe it is a
font problem.

Can you scan the error page and send that to me?

Deron

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

--- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@...> wrote:
>
> tomatcie wrote:
> > --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> >
> >> tomatcie wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
> >>>
> >>> Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
> >>>
> >>> It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
> >>>
> >>> Any solutions?
> >>>
> >>> --Tom
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.
> >>
> >> Deron
> >>
> >> --
> >> Deron Kazmaier - support@
> >> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
> >> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows
> >>
> >>
> > I just tried it and it doesn't work. I get the same Error Status pages that I was getting before. The only way I can print is to make a PDF and print that. Tedious.
> >
> > --Tom
> >
> >
>
> Can you print just a single box or line? I ask because maybe it is a
> font problem.
>
> Can you scan the error page and send that to me?
>
> Deron
> -- -------

Yes. I can print a single box or line. But I tried just 3 paragraphs and it doesn't print -- only the Error Status page.

I will gladly scan the error sheet and send it but first let me try just telling you the first part of the error sheet. It says:

"Error name: undefined
Offending operator: get
Error info string: hyphen
For detailed information: Refer to the PostScript Language Reference Manual, 3rd edition."

Then there is the "Operand Stack," "Execution Stack," and "Dictionary Stack."

I tried printing just a few letters in the same font (Times) and also tried printing hyphens, em dashes, en dashes and they all printed just fine. But when I tried printing just 3 paragraphs in Times (which included no hyphens except for hyphenated words -- the sample was justified), it wouldn't print -- just the error sheet.

Let me know if you still want a scan of the error sheet. Also, how to attach it or else another email address to send it to.

--Tom

tomatcie wrote:
> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@...> wrote:
>
>> tomatcie wrote:
>>
>>> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> tomatcie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
>>>>>
>>>>> Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
>>>>>
>>>>> It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any solutions?
>>>>>
>>>>> --Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.
>>>>
>>>> Deron
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Deron Kazmaier - support@
>>>> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
>>>> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I just tried it and it doesn't work. I get the same Error Status pages that I was getting before. The only way I can print is to make a PDF and print that. Tedious.
>>>
>>> --Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Can you print just a single box or line? I ask because maybe it is a
>> font problem.
>>
>> Can you scan the error page and send that to me?
>>
>> Deron
>> -- -------
>>
>
> Yes. I can print a single box or line. But I tried just 3 paragraphs and it doesn't print -- only the Error Status page.
>
> I will gladly scan the error sheet and send it but first let me try just telling you the first part of the error sheet. It says:
>
> "Error name: undefined
> Offending operator: get
> Error info string: hyphen
> For detailed information: Refer to the PostScript Language Reference Manual, 3rd edition."
>
> Then there is the "Operand Stack," "Execution Stack," and "Dictionary Stack."
>
> I tried printing just a few letters in the same font (Times) and also tried printing hyphens, em dashes, en dashes and they all printed just fine. But when I tried printing just 3 paragraphs in Times (which included no hyphens except for hyphenated words -- the sample was justified), it wouldn't print -- just the error sheet.
>
> Let me know if you still want a scan of the error sheet. Also, how to attach it or else another email address to send it to.
>
> --Tom
>

Ok, sounds like something it doesn't like in the font. If you could,
turn off "system printing", then choose print setup and choose "print
to: postscript file". Select any random PPD, or leave blank. i don't
think it will cause a problem for this.

Then print your trouble file to a postscript file (smallest failing
example please! Not some novel, but the 3 paragraphs that don't print in
Times would be best) and then mail the postscript file to me at
support@pagestream.org.

Thanks!

Deron

--
Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

--- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@...> wrote:
>
> tomatcie wrote:
> > --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> >
> >> tomatcie wrote:
> >>
> >>> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> tomatcie wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any solutions?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --Tom
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.
> >>>>
> >>>> Deron
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Deron Kazmaier - support@
> >>>> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
> >>>> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> I just tried it and it doesn't work. I get the same Error Status pages that I was getting before. The only way I can print is to make a PDF and print that. Tedious.
> >>>
> >>> --Tom
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Can you print just a single box or line? I ask because maybe it is a
> >> font problem.
> >>
> >> Can you scan the error page and send that to me?
> >>
> >> Deron
> >> -- -------
> >>
> >
> > Yes. I can print a single box or line. But I tried just 3 paragraphs and it doesn't print -- only the Error Status page.
> >
> > I will gladly scan the error sheet and send it but first let me try just telling you the first part of the error sheet. It says:
> >
> > "Error name: undefined
> > Offending operator: get
> > Error info string: hyphen
> > For detailed information: Refer to the PostScript Language Reference Manual, 3rd edition."
> >
> > Then there is the "Operand Stack," "Execution Stack," and "Dictionary Stack."
> >
> > I tried printing just a few letters in the same font (Times) and also tried printing hyphens, em dashes, en dashes and they all printed just fine. But when I tried printing just 3 paragraphs in Times (which included no hyphens except for hyphenated words -- the sample was justified), it wouldn't print -- just the error sheet.
> >
> > Let me know if you still want a scan of the error sheet. Also, how to attach it or else another email address to send it to.
> >
> > --Tom
> >
>
> Ok, sounds like something it doesn't like in the font. If you could,
> turn off "system printing", then choose print setup and choose "print
> to: postscript file". Select any random PPD, or leave blank. i don't
> think it will cause a problem for this.
>
> Then print your trouble file to a postscript file (smallest failing
> example please! Not some novel, but the 3 paragraphs that don't print in
> Times would be best) and then mail the postscript file to me at
> support@...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Deron
>

Deron:

I sent you an email privately (not through this yahoo site) because I could not figure how to attach a file here. I included a PS file, as you requested.

--Tom

--- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, "tomatcie" <tom@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> >
> > tomatcie wrote:
> > > --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> > >
> > >> tomatcie wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> tomatcie wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Any solutions?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --Tom
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>> Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Deron
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Deron Kazmaier - support@
> > >>>> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
> > >>>> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>> I just tried it and it doesn't work. I get the same Error Status pages that I was getting before. The only way I can print is to make a PDF and print that. Tedious.
> > >>>
> > >>> --Tom
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >> Can you print just a single box or line? I ask because maybe it is a
> > >> font problem.
> > >>
> > >> Can you scan the error page and send that to me?
> > >>
> > >> Deron
> > >> -- -------
> > >>
> > >
> > > Yes. I can print a single box or line. But I tried just 3 paragraphs and it doesn't print -- only the Error Status page.
> > >
> > > I will gladly scan the error sheet and send it but first let me try just telling you the first part of the error sheet. It says:
> > >
> > > "Error name: undefined
> > > Offending operator: get
> > > Error info string: hyphen
> > > For detailed information: Refer to the PostScript Language Reference Manual, 3rd edition."
> > >
> > > Then there is the "Operand Stack," "Execution Stack," and "Dictionary Stack."
> > >
> > > I tried printing just a few letters in the same font (Times) and also tried printing hyphens, em dashes, en dashes and they all printed just fine. But when I tried printing just 3 paragraphs in Times (which included no hyphens except for hyphenated words -- the sample was justified), it wouldn't print -- just the error sheet.
> > >
> > > Let me know if you still want a scan of the error sheet. Also, how to attach it or else another email address to send it to.
> > >
> > > --Tom
> > >
> >
> > Ok, sounds like something it doesn't like in the font. If you could,
> > turn off "system printing", then choose print setup and choose "print
> > to: postscript file". Select any random PPD, or leave blank. i don't
> > think it will cause a problem for this.
> >
> > Then print your trouble file to a postscript file (smallest failing
> > example please! Not some novel, but the 3 paragraphs that don't print in
> > Times would be best) and then mail the postscript file to me at
> > support@
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Deron
> >
>
> Deron:
>
> I sent you an email privately (not through this yahoo site) because I could not figure how to attach a file here. I included a PS file, as you requested.
>
> --Tom
>

Deron:

Did you get the PS file I sent you? I have not heard back.

Meanwhile, I have another question:

Sometimes when I click on the question mark button that leads to an answer page, it briefly shows the answer page but then another page appears that says I must be connected to the internet. But I'm always connected to the internet. And I cannot get rid of this page to see the answer page. Any suggestions?

--Tom

--- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, "tomatcie" <tom@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> >
> > tomatcie wrote:
> > > --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> > >
> > >> tomatcie wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> --- In PageStreamMacintoshBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <deron@> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> tomatcie wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I have a Konica-Minolta 2550 laser printer with PostScript.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Running PS 5.5.0.1 on a MacBook Pro using OS 10.5.8.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> It won't print. I just get an error status page which I can't interpret. In "Print Setup" it says "no PPD selected" but the options don't include this printer. When I checked the website of the printer manufacturer, it says it uses a "generic PPD." It prints perfectly with all other apps. This is the first printing problem I have had.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Any solutions?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --Tom
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>> Choose "Use System Printing" in the General pane of Preferences.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Deron
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Deron Kazmaier - support@
> > >>>> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
> > >>>> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>> I just tried it and it doesn't work. I get the same Error Status pages that I was getting before. The only way I can print is to make a PDF and print that. Tedious.
> > >>>
> > >>> --Tom
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >> Can you print just a single box or line? I ask because maybe it is a
> > >> font problem.
> > >>
> > >> Can you scan the error page and send that to me?
> > >>
> > >> Deron
> > >> -- -------
> > >>
> > >
> > > Yes. I can print a single box or line. But I tried just 3 paragraphs and it doesn't print -- only the Error Status page.
> > >
> > > I will gladly scan the error sheet and send it but first let me try just telling you the first part of the error sheet. It says:
> > >
> > > "Error name: undefined
> > > Offending operator: get
> > > Error info string: hyphen
> > > For detailed information: Refer to the PostScript Language Reference Manual, 3rd edition."
> > >
> > > Then there is the "Operand Stack," "Execution Stack," and "Dictionary Stack."
> > >
> > > I tried printing just a few letters in the same font (Times) and also tried printing hyphens, em dashes, en dashes and they all printed just fine. But when I tried printing just 3 paragraphs in Times (which included no hyphens except for hyphenated words -- the sample was justified), it wouldn't print -- just the error sheet.
> > >
> > > Let me know if you still want a scan of the error sheet. Also, how to attach it or else another email address to send it to.
> > >
> > > --Tom
> > >
> >
> > Ok, sounds like something it doesn't like in the font. If you could,
> > turn off "system printing", then choose print setup and choose "print
> > to: postscript file". Select any random PPD, or leave blank. i don't
> > think it will cause a problem for this.
> >
> > Then print your trouble file to a postscript file (smallest failing
> > example please! Not some novel, but the 3 paragraphs that don't print in
> > Times would be best) and then mail the postscript file to me at
> > support@
> > 's
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Deron
> >
>
> Deron:
>
> I sent you an email privately (not through this yahoo site) because I could not figure how to attach a file here. I included a PS file, as you requested.
>
> --Tom
-------------

Okay, Deron. I get the hint (no response). I can't blame you. You can't be answering everybody's diddly questions. I was hoping someone on the forum would be answering some of the questions but I guess it's just you.

PageStream is for geeks anyway, and I just found that out. I thought it might be in a better state by now because in the late 1980s I published 4 books using PageStream on an Atari with no problem. But software was simpler in those days. I'm gong with Scribus. It seems to do what I need (barely). I wish you well with PageStream.

--Tom