Re: some apps cannot print anymore since gnome 2.10 upgrade
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Hi,
thanks for the input already - I found a thread yesterday that solved
the problem :
apparently, because of Mozilla suite stuff (Firefox, Thunderbird,
Sunbird etc) being maintained cross platform, it cannot hook into the
default settings from the printer parameters.
Therefore, you need to setup the printer parameters to the following if
you are using gnome :
1. Go to File - Print
2. You'll see the printers there, choose the printer you want - and view
it's properties
3. Normally the line for the Print Command will read something like
lpr {$MOZILLA Printer + '-P'}{$MOZILLA Printer}
or something similar
4. Change this Print Command line to the following :
/usr/bin/gtklp
if you haven't installed gtklp yet - do so, since otherwise the printer
will still not work
Basically - you need to have a separate interface that uses GTK to be
able to hook your printer into the OS - hence the gtklp (Gnome Toolkit
Line Printer if I am not mistaken)
Hope this helps you out ...
Cheers !
Frank
Clint Harshaw wrote:
> Frank Guthorel wrote:
>
>>
>> However - printing from Mozilla apps like Firefox webpages or
>> Thunderbird mails does not seem to work any more, since the upgrade to
>> gnome 2.10.2 ? I don't get any error messages or so, just the normal
>> statement that job is being sent to printer etc., 100%, done - but the
>> printer never starts.
>>
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> I used to have some issues with the printing packages that Moz/FF/TB
> have installed (xprint). When I would select my PostScript printer in
> those packages, however, they would print fine. But Moz/FF/TB would
> always default to the xprint printer, and I'd have to manually select
> the PS printer.
>
> Do you have xprint installed?
>
> Once I removed xprint, I was back in business, printing normally using
> only the PostStript printer.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Clint
>
>
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