Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 431145
certain eps files cannot be printed with evince or gv to cups print server
Last modified: 2009-04-29 19:03:26 EDT
Description of problem: Certain eps files fail to print (via appropriate program since eps don't have showpage in the end etc.). In my print server cups errorlog I can see the following messages: I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] Adding start banner page "none". I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] Adding job file of type application/postscript. I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] Adding end banner page "none". I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] Queued on "Lexmark_E234" by "eloranta". I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 28279) I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 28280) I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb (PID 28281) E [31/Jan/2008:16:25:31 -0800] [Job 1181] No %%Pages: comment in header! I [31/Jan/2008:16:25:33 -0800] [Job 1181] Completed successfully. Next I thought that maybe I should try adding %%Pages: 1 in the eps file document header. Well, the %%Pages error message disappeared but the file won't still print. I am attaching the file with this report. I have tried printing the file from both gv and evince. Currently I have the latest cups installed. Both client and server say: Installed Packages cups.i386 1:1.3.5-2.fc8 installed cups-libs.i386 1:1.3.5-2.fc8 installed
Created attachment 293674 [details] EPS file that does not print
Not entirely sure what's to blame for this. Will ask on the cups development mailing list.
The EPS file is malformed: fig3.eps: FAIL Missing or bad %%Pages: comment! REF: Page 43, %%Pages: Missing or bad %%Page: comments! REF: Page 53, %%Page: In other words, not only is '%%Pages:' missing, but '%%Page:' is missing for each page as well. Adding both of these in gives me a file that prints correctly. Assuming your EPS file was generated using grace on Fedora 8, changing component and reassigning.
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This bug still exists in Fedora Core 10. EPS file is produced in grace by the following. 1. Run xmgrace 2. File -> Print Setup 3. Change device to EPS 4. Click Accept 5. File -> Print Now the file "Untitled.eps" is created. It will not print from evince. The file can be fixed manually by adding the following two lines to the header (I have only tested at the end, but that probably doesn't matter): %%Pages: 1 %%Page: 1