Re: Giving up on Iceweasel 3.0
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.
Anthony
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