printing wrong colors
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    amiga4001
    Posts: 445 from 2006/11/16
    From: The Netherlands
    I have a postscript capable printer a HP cp1525nw connected through wifi to my powerbook (mos 3) which prints perfectly with vdpf including colorprintouts.
    But when I try to print with amigawriter or with wordworth7 the colors are wrong,eg the color red turns blue and green is magenta.
    The installed driver is colorlaserjet5 which I thought was a good candidate as the driver supports colormodus.
    Everything else is set to standard didn't touch anything yet.
    Powerbook 5,4 1.5GHz 1.5GB ram
  • »11.07.12 - 05:31
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    cyfm
    Posts: 537 from 2003/4/11
    From: Germany
    I can only repeat to use the bug report form provided in the About MorphOS menu in the support tab section. There is a "Report Bug" button there.
    Everything reported via this path is usually reviewed and categorized by MorphOS team members and there are better chances that things get fixed in a future update.

    This issue sounds like the MorphOS embedded TurboPrint swaps the colour channels for whatever reason.
  • »11.07.12 - 10:51
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    geit
    Posts: 1054 from 2004/9/23
    As far as I remember the reason is that VPDF and OWB output postscript data direct to the printer, while AmigaWriter or WordWorth send their printer data through Turboprint and the configured printer driver, which is wrong in your case.

    Unfortunatly the MorphOS Team cannot update these files due the licences, but you can do this on your own. Even switching to another printer model may help.

    In many cases just changing the config text file is required. I am sure some people here already did this for their printers. Updated turbo print files can also be found via google.

    Geit
  • »11.07.12 - 13:25
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    Henes
    Posts: 507 from 2003/6/14
    amiga4001,
    Quote:


    I have a postscript capable printer a HP cp1525nw


    I use the very same printer and it works fine.

    Quote:


    The installed driver is colorlaserjet5 which I thought was a good candidate as the driver supports colormodus.


    This one is not compatible.
    Try using the "HP_LaserJet5series" driver. Works for me.
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    amiga4001
    Posts: 445 from 2006/11/16
    From: The Netherlands
    Strange I tried this driver but a no go I doesn't print colors at al only grey.
    Only driver which seems to work with color is the colorlaserjet5 which flips color or TP does this?
    Anyway happy it prints.
    Powerbook 5,4 1.5GHz 1.5GB ram
  • »11.07.12 - 20:29
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    Henes
    Posts: 507 from 2003/6/14
    Sorry, my previous post was wrong.

    You are right and the HP_ColorLaserJet5 is of course the driver to use.
    I usually only use Postscript but I made a few tests and it seems the colors are printed wrong if the following settings is set: Halftone=On

    So try to use Halftone=Off and things should be better.
    There may be something to investigate, though.
  • »11.07.12 - 21:08
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    cyfm
    Posts: 537 from 2003/4/11
    From: Germany
    Wordworth7 offers a postscript printing option as well. Did you try with that ?

    There should be some Postscript settings option within Wordworth's printer settings. Just change to file and filename netpar: (make sure that netpar: device is mounted) and the HP 1525nw should print via postscript and in correct colours.
  • »12.07.12 - 12:49
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    amiga4001
    Posts: 445 from 2006/11/16
    From: The Netherlands
    indeed with this option .halftone off the colors are correct.
    Now I can print from amigawriter,ww7 and from owb vdpf great thanks Henes.
    Will try out the postscript printer function off ww but as for now happy mos user.
    Still would be great and I would happy pay for a updated printsystem.
    Powerbook 5,4 1.5GHz 1.5GB ram
  • »12.07.12 - 21:16
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