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Xprint usage in Mozilla
- Optional:
Start Xprint server ("Xprt") if there is none running yet:
Notes:
-
This step is only required when you do not have a Xprint server
running yet (xprint.mozdev.org
has RPM and
Debian packages which
will do that automagically, just reboot after an installation
:-)).
-
/etc/init.d/xprint start
is usually executed at system startup time
(if Xprint is started as per-machine service daemon) and/or as
part of the users ~/.profile
(if Xprint should run per-user (note that you can mix both modes
and even employ remote Xprint servers - just put them all into
$XPSERVERLIST :))
-
/etc/init.d/xprint start can be used as plain user,
too (e.g. non-root), however the started Xprint server is
only available to that user.
- Optional:
Make sure
$XPSERVERLIST env var is correctly set:
Notes:
- Start Mozilla and load the page you want to print!
- Open the print dialog (Menu
File/Print...) and
select the printer you want to use:
Notes:
-
Example above shows printers from three diffent sources:
Two Xprint servers (castor:18 and
sepia0:5 and one PostScript module printer
("PostScript/default") at the bottom of the list.
-
The default printer for this user is always being moved at the top of the list.
This can be changed by setting the $PDPRINTER,
$LPDEST and/or $PRINTER env vars
(they are searched in that order).
-
Printers which start with
PostScript/ are
no Xprint-based printers. That are printers from
the old PostScript module.
Xprint-based printers always have an '@'-sign
in the middle of the name.
-
If no Xprint-based printers show-up then check...
- ... if
$XPSERVERLIST is set
-
... if the Xprint server(s) referenced by
$XPSERVERLIST
are running and accessible (remote Xprt may usually be
access-restricted)
-
Consult the FAQ!
- Optional:
Open the print properties dialog
(click on the
Properties...-button) and
select the job attributes (paper size, color space etc)
you want to use...
Notes:
- The properties dialog will only offer paper sizes
for Xprint-based printers, e.g. you can't print using
a paper size which is not supported/allowed for this
printer.
-
Do not worry that there may be a lack of paper sizes (only
the example above shows that a restriction is possible;
the default configuration
("PSdefault") comes with
many
many paper sizes and you can configure as many paper sizes
as you want, too.
-
Setting the spooler command in the dialog is not supported by
the Xprint module (the "
Print Command:" input
widget is disabled for Xprint-module-based printers)
Remember that the default spooler command is heavily
platform-specific and therefore the server side configuration is
responsible to define this.
You can setup the spooler command in the
model-config or override it in
$XPCONFIGDIR/C/print/attributes/printer either
for all printers, per-printer or per-model etc.)).
Alternatively you can simply print to file...
-
Print!
(e.g. hit the "Print..."-button)
-
Enjoy the results
:-)
Notes:
