Re: A poor workman blames...

In article <ae4fd8c84d.davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave Higton <davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <4dc8d3a4a2steve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Steven Pampling <steve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Well, when we have someone come in and use the immortal phrase "no
> > problem it just prints" we know they haven't tested things.
> > Statement of fact: printing always causes problems. Usually
> > associated with windows print drivers.

> Funny you should say that. One current problem affecting several of
> us at work, printing from Lose2k to a Xerox Docucolor printer: since
> a recent Doze Update, the printer driver is broken. Some apps won't
> print, generating a cascade of 5 error boxes; others will print, but
> won't allow us to change the driver settings.

Thanks for the warning!

> Bill's Band of Bodgers fix something but break something else in the
> process.

Yes: this is not exactly new; and it does strongly suggest (as has been
the case for many years now) that they really don't understand what they
are doing.

I can mentally picture the situation, and how it derived -- but that is
no comfort to those millions of users who are stuck with the system,
most often through their place of employment so they have no choice. I
do feel some pity for them, but have no "quick fix" solution to their
underlying problem. Thankfully some of us have more freedom, and wider
knowledge/experience...

As some of our users know (and readers of Qercus certainly should know
by now!) I use my RISC OS computers extensively in my work as a local
councillor, and never pass up an opportunity to demonstrate the
capabilities this brings. Only yesterday (Saturday) my portable came to
the rescue at a public meeting at which the master plan of an area being
environmentally improved got left behind in a (locked over the weekend)
office, and became the centre of attention for most of the four hours
the event was running. I was there, and took photos as proof :-)

It will come as little if any surprise to some reading this that I
(rather predictably!) pointed out to our three officials running this
event that /my/ system wasn't the same as the one in their offices. It
is British and handles "like this" -- whereupon I wowed them with a
simple demonstration of something I have created in ArtWorks2. This
will be covered in a future issue of Qercus, so keep reading...

Meanwhile, with the help of the latest version of RiScript and the
Iyonix's USB capabilities, I am able to print both locally to high
quality (including colour) and -- via a pen drive supplied by CJE
Micro's -- to professional standards at top=notch print agencies.

--
John Ward : RISC OS computing since 1987, now Iyonix-powered & A9home!
Acorn/RISC OS web page: www.john-ward.org.uk/personal/john/computers
Read my "Councilling RISC OS" series in Qercus, starting in Issue 276
.

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