Ralph Shumaker wrote: > Ralph Shumaker wrote: >> Some programs (on fc4, and was the same on fc3) correctly see that my >> default printer is my hp1100. Other programs, such as gnumeric always >> come up defaulting to "generic postscript printer". >> >> Anyone know why? >> >> Anyone know how I can get *all* the programs to recognize the real >> default printer? >> >> List of programs... >> >> <correctly defaulting to hp1100> >> Open Office >> Konqueror >> KDVI >> KFax >> KFaxView >> KGhostView >> KIconEdit >> KolourPaint >> KPDF >> Kwickshow >> KView >> The Gimp >> KAddressBook >> </correctly defaulting to hp1100> >> >> <annoyingly defaulting to "generic postscript"> >> Gnumeric >> gLabels >> gedit >> gnuCash (doesn't even list the hp >> Project Management >> </annoyingly defaulting to "generic postscript"> >> >> Am I seeing a pattern here? > > Suspecting that it is something particular to gnome, I started poking > around and discovered this: > (Creating this prompt on Tue Jul 18 at 13:57:19.) > $ cat ./du-a | grep -i "gnome" | grep -i "print" | grep -i "generic" > 8 ./usr/share/libgnomeprint/2.10.3/models/GNOME-GENERIC-PS.xml > 8 ./usr/share/libgnomeprint/2.10.3/printers/GENERIC.xml > 8 > ./usr/share/icons/HighContrastLargePrint/48x48/apps/gnome-application-generic.png > > 8 > ./usr/share/icons/HighContrastLargePrint/48x48/apps/gnome-folder-generic.png > > 8 > ./usr/share/icons/HighContrastLargePrintInverse/48x48/apps/gnome-application-generic.png > > 8 > ./usr/share/icons/HighContrastLargePrintInverse/48x48/apps/gnome-folder-generic.png > > > The second one listed (GENERIC.xml) has content that makes this appear > to be the culprit. Should I erase this file? Or would that break things? > > Also, one line listed in that file is pretty much the name of the first > file listed (GNOME-GENERIC-PS). Perhaps both of the first two files > should go?
No, I don't have an authoritative answer, but it seems wrong to fix the problem by removing those standard files -- which seem to come from the libgnomeprintNN rpm (NN=22 for me, yours may be different). There seems to be at least 2 ways to configure printing: 1) system-config-printer, which is launched from then gnome menu "System / Administration / Printing". This tool has generally worked for me, and allows setting a default printer, which seems to be used by my gnumeric and ooffice (for example). 2) http://localhost:631 (requires cupsd service be running). On my fc5 system, either config tool indicates the same (real) printer as the default. I don't recall explicitly using the cups tool, but I might have. Perhaps someone can comment on whether there's anything wrong with setting a default printer via both tools? Hmmm, since you already have problems, it might be worth doing as an experiment/learning-experience. Oh well.. I just experimented a bit, and determined that either setup tool added printers to the print menu of both gnumeric and gimp. The system-config-printer tool seems to have a less friendly interface, but a more complete selection of printer models <sigh>. On my system, *only* the system-config-printer tool had an impact on setting the default printer, behaving identically for gimp and gnumeric. ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
