CUPS vs lpd (was Re: Giving up on Iceweasel 3.0)
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On 07/05/08 02:07, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 03 Jul 2008, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>
>>> On 07/03/08 09:12, Anthony Campbell wrote:
>>>> On 03 Jul 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>>>> I just reinstalled version 3.0 and this time the BBC was working, so I
>>>>>> don't know why it was crashing previously - perhaps something had gone
>>>>>> wrong with the original download.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The printing problem remains. I think it is related to the fact that I
>>>>>> don't use CUPS -- see the earlier posts about this. I am only offered
>>>>>> the possibility to print to file.
>>>>> Have you tried installing xprint?
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, I have xprint. The problem is that the option to choose lpr has
>>>> been removed from iceweasel. I really don't want to move to CUPS just
>>>> for this. I regard this as a retrograde step on the part of the the
>>>> Iceweasel developers, resulting in loss of choice.
>>> s/iceweasel/firefox
>>>
>>> But I do see your point. File a bug at Mozilla.com. I'm sure
>>> they'll mark it Wont-fix, though...
>>>
>> Does this work correctly in FF3? I have that but also CUPS so I can't
>> test it.
>>
>> Hugo
>>
>>
>
> I tried Firefox 3 with the same result. I have submitted a bug report
> but, as you say, it probably won't be fixed.
What is the reason that you don't install CUPS?
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
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