printed output is corrupted
Hello folks!
I'm working on a score that looks fine in MuseScore and also when exported to PDF:
Mercy_Mercy_Mercy with extras.mscz
But as soon as I print it, either directly from MS or from my PDF viewer (Preview on Mac), the output is messed up. You can see the treble clefs are missing and there is some strange mark in its place:
I tried exporting to XML and back in to see if it might clear things up, but no dice. Rebooted the printer.
Does this print okay for you guys?
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Prints fine for me.
What happens if you close MuseScore and re-boot your Mac?
In reply to Prints fine for me. What… by bobjp
> What happens if you close MuseScore and re-boot your Mac?
Interesting. I tried printing from two Macs and my iPhone and they are all the same. Maybe my laser printer is dying. But everything else is fine.
In reply to > What happens if you close… by reggoboy
Doesn't make any sense that the printer would only do that to the clef sign. Put a different clef there to test.
Known issue with macOS, HP printers, AirDrop and the Leland font, see #316152: Some characters do not print from Leland on certain printer drivers on Mac
In reply to Known issue with macOS, HP… by Jojo-Schmitz
Aha, okay thanks, Jojo! Yes, this is an HP printer.
Thankfully, I almost always stay digital these days. I will keep this song in my iPad for performance, etc. And I'll sit back and wait for the fix.
Thanks again!
In reply to Aha, okay thanks, Jojo! Yes,… by reggoboy
Use the HP printer driver instead of AirDrop
In reply to Use the HP printer driver… by Jojo-Schmitz
Okay.
Just to be clear, are you referring to AirPrint, the technology that allows an iOS device to print over WiFi?
Because I'm just using the standard:
iMac > MuseScore > File > Print > HP
approach, which I thought would be "the HP printer driver".
Or does it matter that the iMac and the HP printer are both networked via WiFI? Are you suggesting I should Ethernet-connect the HP printer?
In reply to Okay. Just to be clear, are… by reggoboy
Yes I think that is meant. Not having a Mac myself, so can't tell more, but that is one of the workarounds mentioned in that issue
In reply to Yes I think that is meant… by Jojo-Schmitz
Okay, thanks. That would require relocating the printer on the other side of the house, in a room where there is no room. I will wait for a fix.
Or is the problem limited to that one font?
In reply to Okay, thanks. That would… by reggoboy
It is the combination of 4 things, Leland, macOS, AirPrint and HP printer. Changing any of this works around the problem
In reply to It is the combination of 4… by Jojo-Schmitz
Actually even more specific, as far as I know it's only one specific model or line of HP printers: the LasertJet Pro series.
I don't know if macOS support any other wireless methods of printing other than AirPrint. Probably at one time Google Cloud Print might have worked, but I suspect no longer. Putting a PDF on a flash drive and physically carrying it to the printer would probably be another option though.
Please give https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/suites/3188235696/artifacts/7357… a try (needs a GitHub acount, IIRC)