fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Don Levey wrote: >> I have a hybrid (win/Linux) network at home, and a Canon S750 printer >> attached to one of my Windows machines. I am able to connect, and >> print, to this printer using SMB print shares on my Linux machines. >> However, the print quality seems to always be draft. The blacks are >> grey, the colors are sparse. From Windows, I get full quality. > > I have a Canon BJC 2100. > I got it to print high quality black and white by changing the > settings in the "Gnome Print Manager/ Driver Options". I played with > several settings. I believe what worked was changing the Media type. > As you may be aware, the Windows drivers change to high quality only > when you tell it you have superior paper, so this is not a surprise. > > Since I am printing only text from my Linux box, I also changed the > "output type" to Black and White. > > Changing the "quality" parameter to a higher DPI did nothing. > > YMMV > > Robert > > >> This printer does not show in the list of printers I can set up from >> within FC1. I choose a Canon S800, or S600, as well as BJC 8200, >> with identical results. Canon of course has no Linux info or >> drivers; when I need another printer I'll get one which is >> compatible. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Has anyone >> gotten this to print with decent quality? I see sites using a Google >> search, but I only read English :-( >> >> Thanks, >> -Don Hmm... PLease forgive my ignorance. I use KDE; would that print manager be available to me? -Don
