Re: printing with abiword

From: Barry Skidmore (skidmore@mail.worldvenue.org)
Date: Thu Nov 07 2002 - 14:31:08 EST

  • Next message: Dieter Aue: "printing with abiword:Problem (half!) solved"

    I am using AbiWord 1.0.3 compiled from source on RH 7.2.

    I am having this same problem; that is, AbiWord is not printing using
    the 'lpr' command or with 'lpr -P printername'.

    The last time this happened, it was solved by recompiling AbiWord.
    This time recompiling did not solve it.

    Note that all other applications I use regularly are printing just fine
    from GNOME using lpr (gedit, gnumeric, pan, Netscape 7.0).

    Thanks for any help,
    Barry Skidmore

    On 11.07.2002 11:43 Rich Shepard wrote:
    > On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Dieter Aue wrote:
    >
    > > If you want to print,there is the print dialogue and it requires you to
    > > give a "print command". As default there is given "lpr". It does not
    > work.
    > > I have installed "CUPS" on my system but if I type "CUPS" in the
    > > dialogue-box, nothing happens. So, what I have to type in the box to
    > make
    > > my printer run with abiword?
    >
    > Dieter,
    >
    > CUPS is a replacement for the Berkeley lpr printing system. It uses the
    > same syntax.
    >
    > First: did you define printers in CUPS? Invoke /usr/sbin/printers
    > (that's
    > where it is on our Red Hat boxes, use 'locate printers' to find where it
    > is
    > on your S.u.S.E. box). Use the CUPS System Administrator's Manual to
    > properly configure your printer(s). Test them.
    >
    > Second: modify your print string in LyX, if necessary, to specify the
    > particular printer to use. It may be necessary with only one printer, but
    > probably not. For example, you'd use 'lpr -P myprinter' to define the
    > destination for LyX.
    >
    > Third: if nothing comes out the far end of the process, take a look at
    > the
    > job status in /usr/sbin/printers and, if necessary, clear any existing
    > CUPS
    > processes.
    >
    > HTH,
    >
    > Rich
    >
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