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Re: kde & printing
Yes, it is well worth it and I too thought it would be nice if libranet
included it on their cds but as it is a commercial product this may be
easier said than done.
Rod
Ken Moffat wrote:
>
> I'm using turboprint with success. I installed it last night, then messed
> it up by trying to run xadminmenu to see what it said, then reinstalled
> (just ran install over again) and it works fine now. I set it up using
> xtpsetup and xtpconfig (I think those are the names) and it printed fine
> test pages and lpr uses it now. Last night I had to use lpr -Ptp0 as a
> command, but today it's just lpr. (after restarting x and trying kde,
> gnome and icewm) The resolution is much improved over the lprng or
> whatever was the stock print manager. It gives me the full 600x600 from my
> HP840c. I didn't set any variables, just went to kde control center,
> system, print manager and make lp|lp4|tp0 (something like that) my
> default, then printed away. I'll buy turboprint if it keeps functioning
> like it is; the full version gives highest resolution on different types
> of paper, using most all printer capabilities. Let's talk Libranet in to
> building it into the next version! ;-)
>
> On Wed, 2 Jan 2002 07:13:21 -0500
> Steve Taetzsch <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Well, I couldn't resist, so I installed it. Installation was easy (just
> > run the install script), and I have it printing the test page. I also
> > brought up the config utility as a normal user. Overall, it looks very
> > good so far, but I have not tried using it from applications yet. In
> > fact, I haven't read the docs enough to know for sure if the
> > applications will automatically use it or if I have to set a PRINTER
> > environment variable.
> >
> > Maybe I will have time to play with it tonight. Uh oh, I shouldn't have
> > said that. My wife says I'm "always playing with linux!" :-)
> >
> > Steve
>
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