As said by Tim there is a difference between the system default and the
user default printer.
> Selecting a default printer under Preferences -> Default Printer does not do
> anything.
Yes it does set the user default printer in ~/.cups/lpoptions
> Going to Administration -> Printing shows that no default printer has been
> set.
That's because no system default printer has been set. In system-config-printer
users part of the lpadmin group (normally first user) can set the system
default printer in Ubuntu.
> Opening gedit and going to File -> Print doesn't reflect a default printer
> being said either
> (PDF and PX-A620 show in the printer list and neither is selected).
gedit selects the user default printer here on Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, so
Preferences -> Default Printer is not useless since it always sets the user
default printer.
> If there is supposed to be a difference between default printer in the two
> apps
> ("Default Printer" and "Printing"), then it needs to be made clear (for
> example:
> if Preferences -> Default Printer only applies to the user, then it needs to
> say that.
> If Administration -> Printing applies system wide, then it also needs to say
> that).
> If the default printer in "Default Printer" and "Printing" should be the
> same, then what is
> the purpose of "Default Printer"? It would just be redundant.
Perhaps the description "Default Printer" in system-config-printer should be
changed to "System Default Printer" to make this clearer to the user.
** Changed in: system-config-printer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
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Preferences -> Default Printer is useless
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