[solved] blurred pdf-prints

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kuifje09
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[solved] blurred pdf-prints

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A few time before and just reasontly I got a strange printout.
Did not realy print but stopped at the preview.

When I try to print and made up someting using pdf-print in cups. the preview looks totally blurred.
Not just out of focus, but really heavy blurred.
The document itself is fine, and is printable, but only when printed at once, or at least not using pdf-print.
It happens only at some files/docs/pictures I try to print.
Scanned docs, or from the web. In both cases it can happen.

What can be the cause?

When I find some example I will show some link here.
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Re: blurred pdf-prints

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I don't think your post is being ignored. I suspect some of us are reading this and waiting to see the examples.
There are so many reasons prints might be blurring, and under 'most' circumstances it would 'probably' NOT be something caused by Mint specifically.
That doesn't mean it can't be caused by Mint. And it doesn't mean someone has not had it happen and found a solution :)
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Re: blurred pdf-prints

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When I select Print Preview from within Okular I get this:
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p1.png
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While less than perfect, I do not consider that heavily blurred.
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Re: blurred pdf-prints

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I've found that Mint's default PDF reader, xreader, doesn't handle some pdf files properly and the text shows blurred and heavy. Could xreader be the problem?
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Re: blurred pdf-prints

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Thanks all...

The problem is whitin the xreader.
So when nesessary, I will try another one...

In this case "Document reader" does the job.
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Re: blurred pdf-prints

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kuifje09 wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:38 am Thanks all...

The problem is whitin the xreader.
So when nesessary, I will try another one...

In this case "Document reader" does the job.
I swiched to Okular. It's in the repositories.
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