Re: Printing with the Gimp
Well, Ethan,
I tried the same solution and it worked but, let's face it, it's a somewhat
makeshift solution!
Is there anyone out there able to give the right hint?
Vittorio
On Monday 14 May 2001 12:44, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 01:15:06PM +0000, Victor wrote:
> > I've installed the Gimp 1.1 under debian 2.2r3 and set my printer up by
> > means of magicfilter.
> >
> > Now, I'm at a loss for printing with Gimp. When I ask Gimp to print, it
> > shows a menu in which the buttons "File*" and "setup" are present.
> > Because I don't want to print to a file I choose setup and I'm presented
> > with a "postscrit2" or my printer. Then Gimp asks me the PPD (????)
> > file............
>
> i have the same problem, both with potato's gimp 1.0 and 1.2 from sid
> compiled on potato. i have yet to find out a solution. and i have
> installed gimp-print, made no difference.
>
> > Taking into account my venerable age (51) and the fact that I'm an
> > absolute beginner with the Gimp could you please tell me STEP BY STEP how
> > can I print with the Gimp?
>
> this is how i do it:
>
> let gimp print to a file, say /tmp/gimp.ps
> lpr /tmp/gimp.ps
>
> annoying but it works.
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