[OSX-Users] Re: Preview 7.0 crash in MAvericks

[Nick Gibbins]

Seems to have fixed the problems for me - thanks Jules + Taz. 
-- 
Dr Nicholas Gibbins

On 25 Nov 2013, at 10:21, Mike Poppleton <mrp at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> Thanks for your work on this Jules - and Taz -
> I¹ll have a go when I¹m back in tomorrow
> Mike
> 
> On 24/11/2013 18:48, "Jules Field" <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Okay, I've got what appears to be a working solution for using Managed
>> Print from OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
>> (It at least gets the printed file into the print queue pretty reliably)
>> 
>> This is using Dave Tarrant's lpd-based method, designed before
>> iSolutions produced their latest lpd-based method.
>> 
>> 1) First thing to do is delete the MFD printers from System Preferences,
>> or you'll get lost.
>> 2) Then clear up /Library/Printers.
>>    In there you'll find 2 things you want to delete
>>    a. The /Library/Printers/KONICAMINOLTA directory in its entirety.
>>    b. The files KONICAMINOLTA*.gz in
>> /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources.
>> 
>> Now your Mac should know nothing about KM printers any more.
>> 
>> Then go to
>>    https://secure.ecs.soton.ac.uk/kb/entry/232/
>> and carefully follow the instructions.
>> 
>> I have tried to make the instructions as simple and obvious as possible,
>> but please follow them precisely.
>> 
>> Then you should be able to get a document as far as the print queue.
>> 
>> And, of course, many thanks to Taz for doing the hard work on this, I
>> just made the instructions pretty.
>> 
>> Note: you can easily find the web page given above by searching the ECS
>> intranet for "managed print mavericks".
>> 
>> Jules.
>> 
>> On 24/11/2013 17:23, Jules Field wrote:
>>> Les Carr created a tiny print plug-in in Automator that sends a PDF
>>> file to the Managed Print Queue, bypassing most of the printer driver.
>>> That fixed it for him. Whether it will print things other than PDF to
>>> it, I don't know.
>>> 
>>> Personally my Managed Print driver works, so I'm not quite sure what
>>> is wrong. I'll try to recreate the fault if I can to do some digging
>>> for you.
>>> 
>>> Jules.
>>> 
>>> On 24/11/2013 17:12, Nick Gibbins wrote:
>>>> Hi Mike,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm getting similar issues with Preview; seems to be related to the OS
>>>> X
>>>> driver for the managed printers, because I get similar crashes from the
>>>> print dialogue in other apps.
>>>> 
>>>> Nick
>>>> 
>>>> On 24 Nov 2013, at 14:42, Mike Poppleton <mrp at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> 
>>>>> Manipulating jpegs (from Mac screenshots) is crashing Preview.
>>>>> Sometimes on opening, sometimes after entering print dialog and
>>>>> configuring the print.
>>>>> Has anyone else see this ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> The forums aren¹t encouraging e.g.
>>>>> https://discussions.apple.com/message/23663966#23663966
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jules
>> 
>> 
>> Jules
>> 
>> -- 
>> sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk
> 
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