Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 05:10:16 +0530 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to access CUPS printer from wine applications ? Message-ID: <BLU437-SMTP49E489D633C5503FEE813EF6620@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <20160426004805.f9ee6b3c.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <mailman.103.1461067202.17825.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <BLU436-SMTP56E943BBDF81CC87548C5FF66C0@phx.gbl> <20160420112203.3244f4ea@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> <BLU437-SMTP97DF5EAC3CE8DB4DEC9E37F6600@phx.gbl> <20160423143300.40d7c478@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> <BLU436-SMTP74BDFD41A1F8629812233FF6600@phx.gbl> <20160423190136.e92c98e3.freebsd@edvax.de> <BLU436-SMTP1696355C40791D8BB0167C3F6610@phx.gbl> <20160424195059.05115996.freebsd@edvax.de> <BLU437-SMTP683853E8CF44B042040D96F6620@phx.gbl> <20160425113525.81dc074f.freebsd@edvax.de> <BLU436-SMTP21365B1E0BD3026DBD8CDB5F6620@phx.gbl> <20160426004805.f9ee6b3c.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 04/26/16 04:18, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:48:39 +0530, Manish Jain wrote: >> On 04/25/16 15:05, Polytropon wrote: >>> On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:35:14 +0530, Manish Jain wrote: >>>> I am trying to do something complicated with my HP 1112 printer that is >>>> working very nicely with cups. I want my Microsoft applications (MS >>>> Office::Word 2000 chiefly) installed under Wine to be able to access the >>>> printer. Is there any way I can do that ? >>> Not tested, just an idea: >>> >>> If Wine has networking functionality, you could enable the printer >>> in CUPS for sharing on the "virtual network" and then access it >>> as a network printer from within the application that wants to >>> print. The default output should be PS (Postscript), as this is >>> the easiest (and standard) format to feed into printer queues. >>> Make sure to restrict the printer access locally. >>> >>> If this fails, you could use the "Print to file" functionality >>> and save the file to a specific directory that's accessible from >>> the application running under Wine. Use "winecfg" to assign a >>> "drive letter" to that directory, so it's easier to write files >>> there (for example P: for "printer"). Then have a shell script >>> check for new files in that directory and feed them to lpr, then >>> delete it. As I said, when this is PS data, it shouldn't be >>> problematic. >>> >>> Wine's access to USB, and then using the "Windows" software for >>> printing, is probably not possible to achieve. >>> >>> Also keep in mind Wine probably doesn't have a full printing >>> subsystem and sufficient driver support. Doing so from a VM >>> (with a "Windows" installed in it) is surely easier, but also >>> more "voluminous". >>> >>> Follow-up question: >>> >>> Why don't you install OpenOffice / LibreOffice / AbiWord and use >>> your documents from there? Is there a reason to use a more than >>> 15 years old office application? Do you have a specific need to >>> make it that complicated? :-) >>> >>> >> Printing from wine is not particularly important : it would just have >> been a nice add-on functionality that would have eliminated the >> occasional need to boot into my Windows XP installation. > I hope it's an "offline installation". :-) > > > >> Although I shall install AbiWord as you have suggested, there is a >> freelance writing project that I am involved in, and those guys want MS >> .doc strictly, with a lot of formatting rules that are most easily >> accomplished under MS Office. As for the version of Word (2000) that I >> strongly prefer - I find the appearance of new Office applications >> pretty obnoxious, mostly owing to the Ribbon that the new versions of >> Office use. > In this case, OpenOffice or LibreOffice will probably a good way to > avoid using a "Windows XP" only for word processing. Both programs > can import and export various DOC formats quite well, and the support > for a 15+ years old format should be stable and reliable. Furthermore, > the GUI that includes hierarchical menues with logical structure (a > concept which users have learned to use over decades) makes it easy > to work with the program. > > I had to work in a multi-OS environment for some times, and few users > still used "Office 2000" products, while everyone else has moved on > to use OpenOffice. Interoperability of documents was not a problem, > users were using "Windows" as well as different versions of Linux, > BSD, and even a few had Mac OS X. OpenOffice was the tool everyone > loved for collaboration and file exchange. Later on, when systems > needed to be upgraded, the few remaining "MS Office" users happily > changed to OpenOffice. > > Today, I'd probably suggest using LibreOffice, but I'm not sure if > that's still the right program to suggest, as there is also OpenOffice. > Which of those two (most commonly known) free office suites is the > one that's preferred today? > > I just installed AbiWord. And I think it is good enough for my needs. Thanks. Manish Jain
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