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  1. Bug #238817
  2. Comment #12

Comment 12 for bug 238817

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Paul Hirst (paul-hirst) wrote : Re: Evince and XPDF no longer print UK Royal Mail online stamps correctly

Thanks for the speedy response! I've clearly not explained myself properly as you seem to have got the wrong end of the stick.

The PDF file should render differently on screen to when it is printed. The on screen rendering should contain a 'watermark' (for want of a better word) but the printed out version shouldn't. The 'watermark' in this case is the word SAMPLE in bold written across the whole image.

The previous (Gutsy) version of XPDF displayed the 'watermark' on screen but it was absent once printed. This is the correct behaviour. The current versions of both XPDF and Evince include the 'watermark' in the printed copy and this is incorrect behaviour, it should be absent.

If I have still failed to explain myself this blog posting I found should make it more obvious.
http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/01/30/uk-royal-mail-stamps-on-linux-lovers/

Thanks for your time.