2009/1/28 Antoine Jacoutot <[email protected]>: > On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, Shagbag OpenBSD wrote: > >> I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. I have an HP LaserJet >> 1018 printer attached to my linux server on which I am running the p910nd >> daemon. My OpenBSD (4.4-RELEASE) laptop has cups installed and cups can see >> the printer (ie. when I look for printers in Firefox at >> http://localhost:631I can see the printer listed as operating). I >> have compiled the foo2zjs >> printer driver (needed for the HPLJ1018) on my OpenBSD laptop without any >> problems. >> >> However, Firefox (File > Print) only shows 'Print to File' in my list of >> printers and AbiWord (File > Print) only shows 'Create a PDF document' and >> 'Generic Postscript'. Neither gives any option for my HPLJ1018. I have the >> ePDFview package installed on my OpenBSD laptop and, surprisingly, it >> recognises the printer and I have no problems printing from it. >> >> Has anyone experienced this problem and knows the answer? Why does ePDFview >> work while Firefox and AbiWord don't? How do I get them to work? > > Try installing the gtk-*-cups package to see if it makes a difference.
Although I didn't have a problem with this (quite happy to print-to-file), installing x11/gtk+2,-cups made a difference in that I now see the CUPS printers in the Firefox print dialog. I'm happy I tried your suggestion. Regards, Andreas -- Andreas Kahari Somewhere in the general Cambridge area, UK
