Both the output dir and and file name are set by the application using GTK. See: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/tree/demos/gtk-demo/printing.c?id=3.1.12
Output is meant to be a fallback option for application that have not implemented this. First things first I have filled this bug to improve the GTK api to make this simpler for applications to implement. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=657322 Once this is implemented its a matter of working through the list and creating patches for each application. http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/PrintToFile ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #657322 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=657322 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gtk+2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382829 Title: Suggested output when printing a file to PDF is technical and generic "~/output.pdf" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtk/+bug/382829/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs