Re: Mozilla to Xprint to CUPS = no output.
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:20:04 +0200, Marc Wilson wrote:
>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2004 at 07:43:52PM -0500, Christopher L. Everett wrote:
> > Marc Wilson wrote:
> > > Sure. Don't use xprint. Mozilla is perfectly capable of generating
> > > printed output on its own.
> > >
> > Yah, but for some reason when I remove Xprint, Mozilla starts
> > groveling: I wait for a bloody eternity before the print dialog comes
> > up, and while I wait, Mozilla pretty much freezes.
>
> Dunno... I installed CUPS on a throwaway box here to see if it was still
> as craptastic as it's always been (it's still an overengineered POS),
> but it doesn't do THAT. Moz prints right away, just like always.
>
> Of course, Xprint has never been installed on this box. Perhaps there's
> some detrius in one of Moz's labyrinth of config files that's making it
> look for it. Have you tried moving your ~/.mozilla directory out of the
> way and seeing if that cures the situation?
Double-check that you are starting Mozilla from a shell without the
variable $XPSERVERLIST set. I think this is what causes eternity???
(I believe I had to log out and log back in again to make the damned thing
go away permanently.)
HTH
Reid
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