On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:44:52 -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> Made the changes with global /etc/csh.cshrc and it did not work :( > > Requires re-login, but reboot should also be fine. :-)
Rebooted and firefox did not print :( > > On the root prompt which (I assume!) has the C shell > as the default dialog shell, > > % echo $PRINTER > > or > > % printenv PRINTER Did not try these, as I reverted to .bashrc export PRINTER option. > > should show the correct name. The lp* tools will then > use it (if set). > > > >> [olivares@quadcore ~]$ cat /etc/csh.cshrc >> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/csh.cshrc,v 1.3.56.1.6.1 2010/12/21 17:09:25 kensmith >> Exp $ >> # >> # System-wide .cshrc file for csh(1). >> >> setenv PRINTER Deskjet > > I also have this in mine (although "Laserjet" is the > name for the standard printer, and "Laserjet-nodup" for > an "additional" printer without the duplexer). My login > shell is the C shell. When I start bash from a csh > prompt, I can also use the lp* commands, as $PRINTER > will be "inherited". > > > >> But if I change lpr to lpr -P Deskjet, I can print. Then I will need >> to play with it some more? > > Make sure the settings are in effect. According to the > manpages and my experience (that it _does_ work this > way) show that if $PRINTER is present, it will be used > as the default -P parameter. It makes things easier. > > For example, _all_ printing does to the default printer. > If a temporary change is needed, just set $PRINTER to a > different value as long as you need it. If it's a "one > time only" use, -P is definitely better. > -- However, in the other message: >****************************************************** You can always check $ echo $PRINTER which should give you the correct printer name, as you did correctly show. Make sure upper/lowercase matches exactly. When you now use any lp* command, they should refer to $PRINTER. $ lpq no entries And as well: $ lpr /etc/rc.conf should print the specified file and place its entry into the correct printer's queue. *******************************************************< This did work, the $ lpr /etc/rc.conf [olivares@quadcore ~]$ echo $PRINTER Deskjet [olivares@quadcore ~]$ lpq no entries [olivares@quadcore ~]$ lpr /etc/rc.conf [olivares@quadcore ~]$ lpq Deskjet is ready and printing Rank Owner Job Files Total Size 1st olivares 6 /etc/rc.conf 512 bytes [olivares@quadcore ~]$ Firefox 5 does not have the properties option :( you mentioned. It has File -> Page Setup, File -> Print Preview, File -> Print [General -> Page Settings -> Options], but no properties to change printer options :( Thank you for the help, I am almost there, in fact I can live with what I got :) Regards, Antonio _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"