> Am 08.02.2010 14:38, schrieb Benoît Minisini: > >> Am Montag, den 08.02.2010, 08:20 +0100 schrieb Rolf-Werner Eilert: > >>> Am 06.02.2010 00:52, schrieb Benoît Minisini: > >>>>> Salut, > >>>>> > >>>>> I still haven't solved the Draw.Text tab problem, but I'v a new one > >>>>> (a problem). > >>>>> > >>>>> If you open the printer-setup the first time, the 'Print to printer' > >>>>> is chosen, and the target-file behind 'Print to file' is empty. > >>>>> > >>>>> If you check 'Print to file' and fill the target-file and then you > >>>>> switch back to 'Print to printer', the target-file field is disabled. > >>>>> (Setup Printer.png) > >>>>> > >>>>> Everything seems to be alright. > >>>>> > >>>>> But, and there is my new problem, in my code I can't see what should > >>>>> be done. (printing 5 times to file, makes no sense) > >>>>> > >>>>> Where is the magic pointer, which shows me the chosen device? > >>>>> (Printer Properties.png) > >>>>> > >>>>> Gambas2=2.19.0 Revision: 2654 > >>>>> qt > >>>> > >>>> Just a few word to tell that the printer support has been redesigned > >>>> in Gambas 3, this is why I didn't touch the Gambas 2 one anymore. > >>>> > >>>> Now in Gambas 3, it should work as it should have worked since the > >>>> beginning, with both Qt and GTK+. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>> > >>> That means, no need to print into a file anymore? Great news, Benoit! > >>> > >>> On the other hand, after having worked with the workaround for such a > >>> long time, I found some advantages in working with print files, e. g. I > >>> now can store every form or letter I printed for the students so I can > >>> look them up later if anything is unclear or no copy available ("what > >>> the hack did I print for her then...") > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> Rolf > >> > >> Salut Rolf, > >> > >> for me, the way was the other way around. Printing works (with gambas), > >> and I wanted to store automatic one copy as PDF in an archive. > >> And had discovered the error in the Printer.Setup. > > > > Apparently this feature is managed by CUPS: there is an option to archive > > all documents sent to printers. > > > > Regards, > > Oh, that's nice! Never saw this, never knew :-) Tanks for the tipp! > > But in my specific case, it is easier to have my student database > program store the documents as per students' names. Easier to retrieve, > I mean. > > But where is this Printer Setup thing you use, is it a CUPS frontend? I > know CUPS only from its localhost website frontend. (General setup is > done via the Suse-wide Yast tool.) > > Regards > > Rolf >
It's "system-config-printer", made by RedHat. It is installed by default on Mandriva as soon as you install a printer. Regards, -- Benoît Minisini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user