Re: Cannot print Chinese text on Ubuntu 12.04/CUPS 1.5.2, Kyocera FS-1030D

Look like another ps2write problem. See also:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/+bug/998087

--- On Sat, 26/5/12, Dreamon <[email protected]> wrote:

> I recently started experiencing
> problems printing Chinese text after upgrading to Ubuntu
> Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS and CUPS 1.5.2. Documents which
> contain Chinese text formatted as "AR PL UMing CN" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arphic_Technology) do not
> print properly on my Kyocera FS-1030D anymore. Printing the
> same document on Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 with CUPS 1.5.0
> works fine. On 12.04, however, when I print a document from
> LibreOffice or Evince (PDF) which uses this font, the
> printer typically requires a long time to process the file,
> then throws out an empty page, followed by another page
> showing one of the following two error messages:
> ERROR: limitcheck
> OFFENDING COMMAND: imagemask
> STACK: -mark- -mark- -mark- -mark-
>   or
> ERROR: typecheck
> OFFENDING COMMAND: gt
> STACK: <a five digit number>
> --nostringval-- <one or more lines of random
> characters/gibberish>
> 
> Printing works fine if I change to a Microsoft TTF font
> (e.g. SimSun, the MS default for Simplified Chinese). This
> can only be a temporary solution, however.
> Since I have been unable to determine what exactly is
> causing this problem, I would very much appreciate it if
> someone could shed some light on this.
> 
> Problem: Cannot print documents using font "AR PL UMing CN"
> Workaround: Use alternative font for Simplified Chinese,
> e.g. MS SimSun
> System: Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS (64 bit)
> CUPS version: 1.5.2-9ubuntu1
> Printer: Kyocera FS-1030D
> Programmes: LibreOffice 3.5.3 and Evince 3.4.0
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