Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Gutenprint 5.2.11 [en] for HP Laserjet 4

[Robert K. <rl...@al...>]

On Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:32:39 -0800, Mark Bower wrote:
>
> originally i wrote:
>
> hello
>
> I use the subject driver, installed via CUPS, for my HP Laserjet 4
> printer.  I can find no way to reduce the density of print using the
> applicable settings via CUPS system settings, and verifying or
> setting the applicable settings in the software, in this case,
> Libreoffice in Ubuntu Linux.  All combinations of settings print
> dark characters.

What happens if your characters in the original document are, say,
yellow or pale green?  Do they still print black?

> On 12/26/19 7:05 PM, Robert Krawitz wrote:
>> Please reply-all or reply-list to allow others to participate in the
>> discussion.
>>
>> On Thu, 26 Dec 2019 18:55:47 -0800, Mark Bower wrote:
>>> unfortunately, that will not help.  i have gone through many, many
>>> combinations.  i believe in the past, that i was able to lighten,
>>> but then, we are talking use of the printer for almost 30 years, and
>>> starting with Windows.  and yes, i simply want to lighten the print
>>> to save toner.
>> To save toner -- so you want to print black text lighter.
>>
>> What happens if you actually lighten the text in the source document?
>> Does it then print lighter?
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