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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,22:57 QUOTE

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:
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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.
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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,23:21 QUOTE

Have you exported your printer?

export PRINTER=lp

where "lp" is what you named your printer.
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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,23:25 QUOTE

May be of help

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/change-default-printer-linux-firefox/
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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,23:52 QUOTE

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
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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,23:53 QUOTE

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

What is OO please?

Thanks.
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