Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:29:00 -0700 From: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Printing from Thunderbird Message-ID: <4C6F560C.9080700@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <20100821054843.ae15204d.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4C6F2AA2.6060005@comcast.net> <20100821054843.ae15204d.freebsd@edvax.de>
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> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:23:46 -0700, Rem P Roberti<remegius@comcast.net> wrote: >> I have Thunderbird installed on my new 8.1 box, and although I am able >> to print from within the program, the only way I can do it is to type >> the whole print command from within the print window. In my case that >> means typing: >> >> lpr -PPhotoshop7760 >> >> I have tried to figure a way of configuring the printer to load >> automatically by modifying the advanced options, but so far, no luck. >> The printer is installed via CUPS, and seems to be functioning >> perfectly. If anyone has been able to modify the options configuration >> setup to make printing easier I would love to see how you did it. > You can set the environmental variable $PRINTER according to the > name of the default printer. In my case, I have > > setenv PRINTER Laserjet > > in my /etc/csh.cshrc (for system-wide use). Now all lp* commands > will default to that printer, and printing from within applications > that use lpr's stdin will also work. > > PS: I'm not using CUPS, but apsfilter, which is the "little brother" > of CUPS, to translate printing data to PCL and have duplex settings > for my HP Laserjet 4000 duplex. > Ah-ha! In my case I am using the bash shell, and I believe the syntax that is needed for the .bashrc is different than what is used in your csh.cshrc. Any idea where I can find the appropriate syntax for variables stored within .bashrc?
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