[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 49174] New: fuzzy output on paper, but clear output printing after exported to PDF

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49174

             Bug #: 49174
           Summary: fuzzy output on paper, but clear output printing after
                    exported to PDF
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: LibO 3.5.2 Release
          Platform: x86 (IA32)
        OS/Version: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
        AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: jusfixit at att.net


Created attachment 60616
  --> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=60616
photo of printed output from Lib0 .odt file

When LibreOffice is used to print output onto paper. the result is fuzzy. 
Normal text appears similar to bolded text, except it is disturbingly rough
along the edges.  See the first attached image for an example (scale on left is
mm / cm).

  I had thought this problem must arise from the printer driver, but I have
observed that on the same computer, using the same printer driver, etc. that
clean and sharp output can be obtained.  In LibreOffice while viewing the same
text file with no change in font or any other formatting, select "File",
"Export as PDF ...".  Use a PDF viewer such as Evince to open the resulting
file, and render the same file onto paper using the same print driver, printer,
etc.  See the second attached image for an example of the fine clear sharp
output one would expect to always see.  

  The magic is not in the conversion to PDF format, for if one uses LibreOffice
Draw to view and print the PDF, the result is just as crudely fuzzy as when
Writer printed the original .odt file. 

  This problem was first observed on earlier releases such as: 
  LibreOffice 3.3.4
and has been reproduced with:
  LibreOffice 3.5.2.2 
  Build ID: 281b639-6baa1d3-ef66a77-d866f25-f36d45

  What can I do to assist LibO to produce respectable-quality output on paper
directly, without having to detour through a file format conversion and use of
another application?

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