Bug 127627 - kpdf sometimes producing bad postscript when printing.
Summary: kpdf sometimes producing bad postscript when printing.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kpdf
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: NetBSD pkgsrc NetBSD
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Astals Cid
URL:
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Reported: 2006-05-18 23:57 UTC by Mark Davies
Modified: 2007-01-15 20:37 UTC (History)
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problem PDF file (241.00 KB, application/pdf)
2006-11-04 21:25 UTC, Dik Takken 		Details
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Description Mark Davies 2006-05-18 23:57:38 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    NetBSD pkgsrc
Compiler:          gcc 3.3.3 
OS:                NetBSD

If kpdf tries to print (the first page) of the pdf found at
http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~mark/gempi.pdf it produces postscript that our HP printers and ghostscript both object to.  Specifically its handling of the ligatures.  Acroread prints the file with no problems.

Repeat by:
View the above document in KPDF. Select "Print to File (Postscript)" and just select printing of page 1.  Try to view the produced postscript with kghostview (or other ghostscript based viewer).
Comment 1 Dik Takken 2006-11-04 21:21:21 UTC 
I also have a PDF file (Acrobat Destiller generated) that results in invalid Postscript. I will attach the file below.

I don't know if KPDF or Poppler causes the problem. Please forward the file to the appropriate authorities please. :)
Comment 2 Dik Takken 2006-11-04 21:22:43 UTC 
Oh, I forgot: I use KDE 3.5.4, poppler-0.5.4, ghostscript-esp-8.15.3.
Comment 3 Dik Takken 2006-11-04 21:25:04 UTC 
Created attachment 18406 [details]
problem PDF file
Comment 4 Pino Toscano 2006-11-05 14:52:52 UTC 
Dik, I guess you're using Gentoo or (k)ubuntu, so please recompile KPDFF without the poppler patch, and tell us if the problem is still there.
Comment 5 Mark Davies 2006-11-17 01:26:14 UTC 
Trying my problem pdf file again with KDE 3.5.5 and the latest poppler - it now works so I'm happy for this bug to be resolved.
Comment 6 Kurt Pfeifle 2007-01-15 20:37:46 UTC 
Closing this bug, since reporter says in comment 5 it is fixed now...