You are very late entering this thread. If you read the rest of the thread you will find actions to enable you to select kprinter.

Sorry if I'm boring you. I have read the rest, but the first step is to select kprinter with the arrow - I think. -- Erik Jakobsen.

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close mozilla

edit /opt/mozilla/defaults/pref/unix.js, enter kprinter as on the second line below.

pref("print.print_command", "lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}"); pref("print.printer_list", "kprinter"); // list of printers, seperated by spaces

open mozilla go to the site to print select file->print

the dialog box @ printer will have PostScript/default or kprinter select kprinter, then properties

in the properties box @ "Print Command" delete the contents and enter: kprinter --stdin

select OK

select Print

Thanks Patrick. I have the Postscript/kprinter in the dialog box. But every time I enter print, I have to delete the default string in the properties box, and to put in the kprinter --stdin. -- Erik Jakobsen.

That's odd. Any time I enter *anything* different than the default string, lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}, the new entry becomes default --for that printer--.

I also ought to be so :-)

When the 1st _Print_ window comes up, does the 1st entry window labeled _Printer:_ have 'PostScript/kprinter' in it?

Also here.

and then you click 'Properties'

it should say: Paper Size: 'what ever, for me "Letter (*.5x11 inch)"' Print Command: 'kprinter --stdin'

The Paper Size is equal :-) The Print Command is the default one. Not the 'kprinter --stdin'

Tell me if this is not so and I will put some pix on my web site to show you. ????

See above. This is my lines in the /usr/local/mozilla/defaults/pref/unix/unix.js file: *************************************************************************** pref("print.print_command", "lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}"); pref("print.printer_list", "kprinter"); // list of printers, seperated by spaces

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-- Erik Jakobsen.

I realize I'm jumping in late on this thread, so apologies if I've missed an important fact, but... Why not edit the unix.js file to hold the real list of printers? In my case I have an Epson C80 under SuSE 8.1 with CUPS. If I go to http://localhost:631/printers you'll get the definitive list of printers (SuSE installed five different versions of my Epson, all with different default settings). My unix.js looks like: pref("print.print_command", "lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}"); pref("print.printer_list", "lp color high best photo"); // list of printers, seperated by spaces Works for me, YMMV. If there's a reason not to do it this way, I'd like to learn, please. Also, SuSE installed the foomatic drivers as standard. I changed these to cups + gimp and the "10 blank pages before the real stuff" problem went away. You can use http://localhost:631 to make these and other useful changes, like changing the default paper size for those of us in the colonies from A4 to Letter. 'Hope this is helpful... Mark -- ___________________________________________________________________ A Message From... L. Mark Stone http://www.lmstone.com

On Sun, 2003-01-05 at 22:36, SuSEnixER wrote:

* L. Mark Stone [01-05-03 22:28]:

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I realize I'm jumping in late on this thread, so apologies if I've missed an important fact, but...

Why not edit the unix.js file to hold the real list of printers?

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close mozilla

edit /opt/mozilla/defaults/pref/unix.js, enter kprinter as on the second line below.

pref("print.print_command", "lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}"); pref("print.printer_list", "kprinter"); // list of printers, seperated by spaces

open mozilla go to the site to print select file->print

the dialog box @ printer will have PostScript/default or kprinter select kprinter, then properties

in the properties box @ "Print Command" delete the contents and enter: kprinter --stdin

select OK

select Print

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Patrick, Yes, I did read the past ten or so posts in this thread before I jumped in, so I did see the above post from which you are quoting. But the solution didn't seem to be working for the user, so I thought he might like to try something else. And my original question was "Why not edit the unix.js file to hold the real list of printers?" so if there's a reason not to do it my way I'm always keen to learn. (I'm a bit of a newbie myself...) Best regards, Mark -- ___________________________________________________________________ A Message From... L. Mark Stone http://www.lmstone.com