Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:15:08 -0700 From: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printing from Thunderbird Message-ID: <4C6F60DC.6060307@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <20100821070151.9ff539f0.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4C6F2AA2.6060005@comcast.net> <20100821054843.ae15204d.freebsd@edvax.de> <4C6F560C.9080700@comcast.net> <4C6F57A4.2030409@cyberleo.net> <4C6F59B5.7090705@comcast.net> <20100821070151.9ff539f0.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 08/20/10 22:01, Polytropon wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:44:37 -0700, Rem P Roberti<remegius@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On 08/20/10 21:35, CyberLeo Kitsana wrote:
>>> On 08/20/2010 11:29 PM, Rem P Roberti wrote:
>>>> 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?
>>> export PRINTER="Photoshop7760"
>>>
>>> bash(1) has extensive documentation; as bash is a superset of the bourne
>>> shell included in base, sh(1) is likewise useful for reference.
>>>
>> Well...I kind of thought that the "export" variable was the correct
>> one to use, and I entered :
>>
>> export PRINTER="Photosmart7760"
>>
>> into both my .bashrc and .bash_profile, [...]
> This is correct, but keep in mind that this setting will be
> a per-user only setting, allthough it should be sufficient.
> With
>
> $ echo $PRINTER
>
> you can always check for it.
>
>
>
>> [...] but no dice. The printer
>> neither shows up in Thunderbird or Firefox
> I checked in my Firefox (version 2): The printer's name is just
> "PostScript/Default", and when I click "Properties", the following
> print command is listed:
>
> lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}
>
> In my case, this strangely works, as I don't have $MOZ_PRINTER_NAME
> defined anywhere. You can try to simplify the setting to just be
>
> lpr
>
> which should then default to $PRINTER. You can also test the
> intended behaviour with an example like
>
> lpr /etc/rc.conf
>
> which should then - without any trouble - output /etc/rc.conf to
> the printer.
>
> > From my understanding: When Firefox prints, it sends the data
> to lpr per pipe. Checking the printer queue right after ^P will
> lead to something like this:
>
> % lpq
> Laserjet is ready and printing
> Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
> 1st poly 982 (standard input) 484630 bytes
>
> Now as $PRINTER is defined, you don't need -P anymore for all
> the lp* tools - only if you want to override the default (e. g.
> as I use -PLaserjet-nodup if I intendedly want to force non-duplex
> single-sided printing).
>
>
My bad. Adding the above variable to .bashrc does indeed result in the
desired effect. For some reason I thought that the printer as named was
actually going to shop up in the print menu. Thunderbird and Firefox
are now printing fine, and I can print any text file simply by using the
lpr command.
Thank you all.
Cheers...
Rem
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