Re: [Gimp-user] gimp colors

[Rolf Steinort <info meetthegimp org>]

On 07.05.2013 18:18, Helen wrote:
> Thanks Rolf,
> I'm not sure whether you overlooked that I'd already done that, or 
> whether what you're
> suggesting is somehow different from what I did.

I had not understood what you did with LibreOfice, I assume they came 
out OK.

Hmmm.

What happens when you print from GIMP into a file instead of the 
printer? Is the output file looking right?

Rolf

> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Rolf Steinort <info meetthegimp org 
> <mailto:info meetthegimp org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Helen,
>
>     On 07.05.2013 16:59, Helen wrote:
>
>
>
>         I've been trying for days to print a small 4x6"  picture that
>         I drew in gimp.
>
>         I've even spent quite a bit of $ putting new print cartridges
>         in my printer, even
>         though they were not empty.  Just trying to cover everything I
>         can think of.
>
>         The picture just comes out pink.  There should be no pink in
>         this picture.
>         I have lots of trashed pages printed with Gimp, one with
>         LibreOffice tex,
>         one with LibreOffice Draw.  There are also thin vertical white
>         lines on the
>         print.   It looks fine if Print Preview.  All settings on both
>         file and printer
>         are set to "Best".   RGB color.
>
>
>     There are a lot of possibilities - it can be GIMP, Linux, your
>     printer or other stuff.
>
>     I would try this:
>
>     - export the image as a JPEG, in the original size and good quality.
>
>     - import that image into a Libre Office text document with the
>     size of your paper as the document size
>
>     - print that from Libre Office.
>
>
>     If this comes out OK, GIMP is the culprit, if not, then it's Linux
>     or your printer. These white stripes can be caused by a not
>     properly aligned print head.
>
>     I hope this helps!
>
>     Rolf
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