Re: Setting default printing across applications
Hi Gee
I've tried various permutations but not managed to get a result yet.
On (16/05/03 19:40), Gee Law wrote:
> On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 06:32:30PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote:
> There's more in depth documentation at /usr/share/doc/muttprint
> I use CUPS as my printing system and lpr/lp works fine.
>
> > I have two printers in /etc/printcap.cups: Epson(local) and HydraHP(network)
> snip
> > Is there a work around whereby I can force the printing of what's in the
> > print queue (lpq)?
>
> You'll have to ask someone more experienced with printing. Printing just
> works for me (postscript printers rule)
>
> What does lpq say?
>
clive@apollo:~$ lpq
waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st clive 0 (standard input) 90627 bytes
2nd clive 1 (standard input) 2550 bytes
3rd clive 2 ... 1905567
bytes
4th clive 3 (standard input) 233860
bytes
5th clive 4 (standard input) 91349 bytes
6th clive 5 (standard input) 2270370
bytes
7th clive 6 (standard input) 403453
bytes
8th clive 7 (standard input) 91315 bytes
9th clive 8 (standard input) 180682
bytes
10th clive 9 (standard input) 79872 bytes
11th clive 10 (standard input) 1395 bytes
12th clive 11 (standard input) 8876 bytes
13th clive 12 (standard input) 8876 bytes
14th clive 13 (standard input) 16863 bytes
15th clive 14 (standard input) 7659 bytes
16th clive 15 (standard input) 1019 bytes
17th clive 16 (standard input) 1019 bytes
18th clive 17 (standard input) 1019 bytes
19th clive 18 (standard input) 183765
bytes
20th clive 19 (standard input) 183765
bytes
21st clive 20 (standard input) 187306
bytes
So according to lpq my printer is lp but it is busy/unavailable and yet
it will print from other applications. All of the queued messages above
I believe are from mutt.
Thanks
Clive
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