[plug] cups/lp

[Shayne O'Neill]

btw, the "apt-get install xprt-xprintorg" routine did the job.

just for the sake of google;-

to make firefox talk to cups I used
apt-get install cupsys-clients
apt-get install cupsys-bsd
apt-get install xprt-xprintorg

extra magic.

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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Craig Ringer wrote:

> Shayne O'Neill wrote:
> > Ok. Installed cupsys-client + cupsysy-bsd
> >
> > Still same problem. the cups web interface happily pumps out test pages.
> >
> > but in firefox I only get these options
> > lp@:64
> > xp_ps_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@:64
> > xp_pdf_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@:64
>
> It looks like FireFox is trying to use XPrint (*hiss* *spit*). This is
> unlikely to work unless you have it all configured.
>
> Try
>
> $ export MOZILLA_POSTSCRIPT_PRINTER_LIST="spaceship"
> $ mozilla-firefox
>
> and see if that helps. You may need to use 'print' not 'spaceship' as
> your description wasn't entirely clear about which was correct.
>
> It's possible that the env var has changed name for Firefox, or that
> firefox does things differently, but this is worth a try.
>
> If only Mozilla, Thunderbird and FireFox would just link to libcups so
> they could "just work" like most other apps these days. *grumble*.
>
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> Craig Ringer
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