Package: mozilla-firefox
Version: 1.0.4-2sarge5
Severity: normal
Hi
we run our systems with plain old 'lpr' as the print subsystem, so
we rely on the xprint package for printing direct from the browser
to the printer of choice (it's possible you want to print some things
to a b/w printer, and others to a colour one).
In Sarge's mozilla-browser, (in the File-Print dialog) I am able to
select from a long list of printers while in mozilla-firefox there is
only one option, Postscript/Default (or print-to-file).
Print to file does work, and so does Postscript/Default, if I have
$PRINTER set. But why should mozilla-browser and mozilla-firefox be
inconsistent about xprint support?
I understand the need to shut up the warnings that generated #279858.
But doesn't it make more sense for the /usr/bin/firefox script to test
for Xprint and use it if it is installed, since most likely the user
has installed it so it _can_ be used. n'est ce pas?
Below is a suggested patch. It avoids addressing whether printing will
actually work or not, just turns on Xprint if it is installed.
Would it be possible to have this applied to the sarge version as well
as unstable? It's really quite irritating.
I was also a bit confused by the course of events. If the intention is
actively to deprecate Xprint in favour of mozilla's internal postscript
support, it would also be helpful to explain that. I've had a go at an
update to /usr/share/doc/mozilla-firefox/README.Debian.gz, that just
recounts the history and what is likely to happen with the various
print subsystems. It needs work.
Printing
Sometime around /MM support for postscript printing in mozilla
was disabled. To enable printing from mozilla, support was added for
the Xprint printing service. Support for postscript printing in
mozilla was reenabled in late 2004, and using Xprint for printing
is no longer necessary.
If the Xprint package is installed, it will be used.
If you are using lpd-related print services, just set $PRINTER
appropriately before starting firefox and choose the
Postscript/Default option in the printer menu.
If you are using the CUPS printing serviceFIXME
--- snip -
--- /usr/bin/firefox.orig 2005-10-10 20:06:07.233385000 +1000
+++ /usr/bin/firefox2005-10-10 20:46:07.209560233 +1000
@@ -102,16 +102,15 @@
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-# Set XPSERVERLIST if not set yet for XPrint support, or complain.
+# If XPrint is installed, enable firefox to use it by setting XPSERVERLIST
-#if [ -z ${XPSERVERLIST} ]; then
-#if [ -x /etc/init.d/xprint ]; then
-#XPSERVERLIST=`/etc/init.d/xprint get_xpserverlist`
-#export XPSERVERLIST
-#else
-#echo -e Warning: \${XPSERVERLIST} not set and /etc/init.d/xprint not
found;\nprinting will not work.\nPlease install the xprt-xprintorg package 2
-#fi
-#fi
+if [ -z ${XPSERVERLIST} ]; then
+if [ -x /etc/init.d/xprint ]; then
+XPSERVERLIST=`/etc/init.d/xprint get_xpserverlist`
+ if [ 1 = $DEBUG ] ; then echo DEBUG: enabling Xprint support; fi
+export XPSERVERLIST
+fi
+fi
verbose () {
if [ ${VERBOSE} ]; then
--- snip -
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages mozilla-firefox depends on:
ii debianutils2.8.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii fontconfig 2.3.1-2 generic font configuration library
ii libatk1.0-01.8.0-4 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libfontconfig1 2.3.1-2 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.4 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgcc11:3.4.3-13GCC support library
ii libglib2.0-0 2.6.4-1 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgtk2.0-02.6.4-3 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libidl00.8.5-1 library for parsing CORBA IDL file
ii libjpeg62 6b-10 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG
ii libkrb53 1.3.6-2sarge2 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libpango1.0-0 1.8.1-1 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libpng12-0 1.2.8rel-1PNG library - runtime
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-13The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxext6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii libxft22.1.7-1 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxp6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1 X Window System printing
