Printers :: Linux printing help for a Windows user

Quote (john.martzouco @ Dec. 29 2007,14:31)

I've successfully printed test pages from the CUPS browser configuration page. I've also successfully printed a test page from Ted.

I'd like to configure some of the other applications I'm using in DSL to print as well. I've tried a few and each one seems to need its own configuring. I'm hoping that there's a single place where I can set something up and have it affect all the apps.

Can anybody help me with this?

I'd like to print from:
1) Firefox
2) GIMP
3) Beaver
4) my Windows editor running under Wine (Multi-Edit)

I've set up the printing symlinks as detailed in the hplip.info file:

Code Sample

ln -s /opt/hplip/bin/lp /usr/bin/lp
ln -s /opt/hplip/bin/lpr /usr/bin/lpr
ln -s /opt/hplip/bin/lpstat /usr/bin/lpstat
ln -s /opt/hplip/sbin/lpc /usr/sbin/lpc

Much thanks,
John

Beaver, OO, etc., seem to work with the print dialogue. Firefox defaults to a postscript printer, but has a properties window that lets you put in a print command.

Have you exported your printer?

export PRINTER=lp

where "lp" is what you named your printer.

May be of help

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/change-default-printer-linux-firefox/

Quote (roberts @ Dec. 30 2007,18:21)

Have you exported your printer?

export PRINTER=lp

where "lp" is what you named your printer.

No, I didn't know about this step.

How do I find the name of my printer? I used CUPS to set it up and chose a .ppd file.

Much thanks,
John

Quote (jpeters @ Dec. 30 2007,17:57)

Beaver, OO, etc.,

What is OO please?

Thanks.

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