Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 23:03:40 -0700 From: Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@comcast.net> To: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: After Firefox upgrade, browser no longer prints without CUPS Message-ID: <200512012303.43293.krinklyfig@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <438FDD21.60807@ywave.com> References: <200512011228.28405.krinklyfig@comcast.net> <438FDD21.60807@ywave.com>
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On Thu 1 Dec 05 22:35, Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> wrote: > Joshua Tinnin wrote: > > What does Firefox use to recognize printers? Every other > > application recognizes and uses the generic UNIX lpd (with > > Ghostscript and hpdij), which is what Firefox used before I > > upgraded it to 1.5. Now it insists on using CUPS or PostScript. > > I've been Googling for two days and can't figure out how to get it > > back where it was. > > > > Have to say, I love FreeBSD, but printing is a serious hassle. > > Every time the smallest thing changes, it breaks and requires > > several days of maddening searching and tweaking to get it back the > > way it was. Am about to break down and get a print server, as this > > is way too much to deal with on a regular basis. > > Did you try printing using the "postscript/default" printer? If that > is broken, the "properties" button on the print window should allow > you to specify lpd as the print command. Yes, I tried this, although lpd is the daemon, right? It's already running through lpd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf, in any event. I used lpr. It tells me the paper size is not supported by the printer (8.5"x11"), which is definitely not true. - jt
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