Julius, I checked out xdialog's documentation. Definitely looks like a workable solution to my woes. Got any sample scripts you want to share?
-Jeff > Jeff, > xdialog is your friend. Just write a selection script to wrap > around lpr. > > On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Is there anyone on this list who has a bunch of printers set up on >> their system, and any moron can pick a printer from a list instead of >> typing lpr -P printer into a dialog box? >> >> OpenOffice? No problem, I have all the printers set up there with >> spadmin. >> The users all want to know why they cant do that in >> netscape,galeon,abiword,etc. I dont understand why there isnt a >> utility for that myself. Surely I am not the only one running linux >> on the desktop where users can print to several printers. >> >> I tell you I am at my wits end with this printing problem. I have >> about 60 ltsp terminals company wide that work great. Printing from my >> console based foxpro apps is no problem. Printing from openoffice is >> not a problem. Heck, printing from the other apps is no problem as >> long as you know the syntax of lpr and the name of the printer you >> want to print to. BTW i am not using gnome or kde for a window manager >> , but i have libs for both installed. >> >> Anyone have any thoughts on this? >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! >> Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and >> the chance of winning an Apple iPod: >> http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! > Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and > the chance of winning an Apple iPod: > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and the chance of winning an Apple iPod: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
