Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Brighter Botton Border with Epson R220

[Mercurio <mer...@pe...>]

Robert L Krawitz ha scritto:
>    Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:33:52 +0200
>    From: Mercurio <mer...@pe...>
>
>    I get a brighter border at the bottom end of the paper (few mm)
>    when I print borderless photos with an Epson stylus PHOTO R220 and
>    gutenprint 5.1
>
> What settings are you using (paper type, paper size, quality/resolution)?
I noticed the problem using "Photo" quality and Ultra Glossy Photo Paper
13x18 (I set "premium glossy" on the driver).

I tried to make some systematic tests on other papers and qualities by
printing a  black line using the gimp plugin, and using default settings
for the other parameters,  but I'm getting unpredictable results: using
more than one time the same parameters I get different behaviors.
(actually the image I print it is not exactly the same: I changed the
position of the line, and accidentally its dimension, to minimize the
use of paper)

When it doesn't work, the printer prints a 4mm white line at the bottom
border, and then starts to fill it,  but  the result is brighter.
When it works, the printer seems to print continuously.
Using matte heavy  and plain paper I was a bit more lucky, but as I said
the result is unpredictable.

If you can suggest a better and methodical test procedure I can try to
make other tests and give better reports.