From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 18 19:58:48 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C2EE16A41F for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:58:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steven.lake@corecomm.com) Received: from mail2.mx.voyager.net (mail2.mx.voyager.net [216.93.66.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FB1843D45 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:58:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steven.lake@corecomm.com) Received: from dragon.corecomm.com (brick.voyager.net [209.153.128.248]) by mail2.mx.voyager.net (8.13.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id jBIJwiRj049679; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:58:45 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20051218145804.01cac8c8@pop.voyager.net> X-Sender: steven.lake@pop.voyager.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:58:48 -0500 To: Micah From: Steven Lake In-Reply-To: <43A5B143.30102@ywave.com> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20051218120850.00bf96f0@pop.voyager.net> <200512181015.18357.steven.lake@voyager.net> <200512181015.18357.steven.lake@voyager.net> <5.2.0.9.2.20051218120850.00bf96f0@pop.voyager.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0550-4, 12/16/2005), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printing problems with Mozilla and Firefox on Freebsd 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:58:48 -0000 At 10:58 AM 12/18/2005 -0800, Micah wrote: >Steven Lake wrote: >>At 07:30 PM 12/18/2005 +0300, Andrew P. wrote: >> >>>On 12/18/05, Steven Lake wrote: >>> > Ok, got a weird one here. Got cups setup with our >>> > new office lan printer and I can print just fine from any >>> > program, EXCEPT Mozilla and Firefox. They go through >>> > the motions, but nothing happens. Nothing shows up in >>> > the que or the access or error logs or anything. Am I >>> > missing something? My research via google into this >>> > found me several pages that mentioned something about >>> > 'msttcorefonts', but after some playing with this they don't >>> > seem to be installable on freebsd. Any suggestions? >>> >>>I think x11-fonts/webfonts may be referenced as msttcorefonts >>>in other distributions. I can't explain why, but try to install the >>>print/gtklp port and change the print command in firefox to >>>gtklp. >> >> Installed webfonts and gtklp and restarted x and no go still. >>:( One thing I did notice is that all the others go to a normal print >>window, but the two browsers go to some custom printing screen and say >>something about "postscript/printer_name" instead of the normal KDE cups >>installed printer. Would that possibly cause part of the issue? > >Firefox isn't a KDE app, so by default is uses /usr/bin/lpr unless you >specifically set it to use another print interface. Unfortunately Firefox >1.5's whole printing system is pretty buggy right now - almost to the >point of unusability on my system. If it was working properly you'd go >File->Print select the printer you want to edit, click Properties and set >the command to either /usr/local/bin/lpr (for the lpr interface to CUPS) >or kprinter (for the KDE interface to CUPS). Unfortunately this official >method is not working for me. I've had to edit the prefs.js directly in >order to maintain printing ability. > >HTH, >Micah WOOT! I used kprinter and it's working! Thanks!! :) Steven Lake Business Support Representative CoreComm Business Services Contact Number: 1-877-557-2724 Direct Line: 1-517-664-8176 "Duct Tape takes over where skill leaves off" - Larry the Cucumber from Veggie Tales. "A bird I am, but a penguin I am not." - Haku