Juergen Fiedler([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Wayne Topa wrote: > | Jacob S([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > | > |>On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:52:03 -0500 > |>Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > |> > |> > |>>Jacob S([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > |>> > |>>>On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:17:29 -0500 > |>>>Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > |>>> > |>>> > |>>>>Jacob S([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > |>>>> > |>>>>>On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:41:32 -0600 > |>>>>>Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > |>>>>> > |>>>>> > |>>>>>>* Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Nov 23 06:12 -0600]: > |>>>>>> > |>>>>>>>Anyway, if someone could explain or point me to a document > |>>>>>>>or thread(which I couldn't find) that explains why we need > |>>>>>>>xprint, how it fits in, and what programs it replaces, I'd > |>>>>>>>appreciate it. > |>>>>>>> > |>>>>>>>I'm probably not alone ;-). > |>>>>> > |>>>>><snip> > |>>>>> > |>>>>>>Since they still depend on xprt I've continued to use the > |>>>>>>mozilla.org packages. > |>>>>> > |>>>>><snip> > |>>>>> > |>>>>>Actually, that's not true. "apt-cache show mozilla-firefox" > |>>>>>reveals that xprt is now only in the recommended line, instead > |>>>>>of the Depends line. In mozilla-browser it's in the Suggests > |>>>>>line. I have been following the latest Mozilla browser in Sarge > |>>>>>while keeping xprt and friends uninstalled. Works great, no > |>>>>>special tricks necessary. > |>>>>> > |>>>> > |>>>>Just checked and you are correct, so I uninstalled xprt*, > |>>>>restarted mozilla-firefox 1.0-2, brought up a page, clicked print, > |>>>>waited ~30 seconds, clicked print, waited ~15 seconds, watched the > |>>>>'preparing' message appear and the bar scroll, then firefox > |>>>>crashed. The page had some jpegs on it. Nothing was printed. > |>>>> > |>>>>Restarted and watched the same as above on a text only page and it > |>>>>did print and firefox did _not_ crash. > |>>>> > |>>>>Looks like getting firefox from mozilla is a better choice. The > |>>>>current debian package has some issues. :-) > |>>> > |>>>Since Firefox is not my primary browser, I usually upgrade it pretty > |>>>fast to check out the new features and don't follow the Debian > |>>>packages. But I just tried installing it via apt-get to see if I > |>>>experienced the same problem and printing worked great for me. Pages > |>>>with .jpgs, .gifs, text, it didn't seem to matter - Firefox printed > |>>>to cups just fine using the Postscript/default option. Same with the > |>>>tarball from Mozilla.org, but then you already knew that. > |>>> > |>>>Printing has been working great in Mozilla-browser and galeon for > |>>>me, as well. No complaints at all. > |>>> > |>>>I'm running Sarge, btw. > |>> > |>>It seems that the page I can't print with firefox (with or without > |>>xprt) prints fine with mozilla-browser. I tried firefox with xprt and > |>>postscript and it continues to crash, without printing. This is with > |>>with the Debian package _and_ the 1.0 version downloaded from > |>>mozilla.org. A bug report to mozilla.org was submitted. > |>> > |>>The page is one of mine and I thought it was odd that I had printed > |>>copies of it but could not print it with firefox. > |>> > |>>http://www.capital.net/~brittman/puppypic/puppies.html > |>>for those that might want to try it for themselves. > |> > |>Interesting. Anything special on the page (sorry, didn't look at the > |>source)? > | > | > | A small javascript scroll message, which doesn't print with > | mozilla-browser 1.7.3-5 (deb package), but I didn't expect it to. > | > |>It crashed both Firefox (from Mozilla.org) and mozilla-browser (from > |>Sarge) on my machine, when I tried to print. Firefox wanted to install a > |>plugin, mozilla-browser simply displayed the page. > |> > | > | It is looking for java, for the scroller. I have java enabled in the > | deb package but didn't enable it, yet, in the moz.org package. > | Doesn't make a difference tho as they both crash when trying to print > | the page. > | > | Gee, maybe I should remove the "Get Firefox" link from the site/ :-> > | > | Thanks for confirming my findings Jacob. At least I know it's not > | something else I configured wrong. > | > | Cheers > | WT > | > > FWIW, it prints fine in my Firefox 1.0 RC1 on a sarge/sid hybrid (Java > enabled, xprt-xprintorg 0.0.9.final.001-7 installed). All it does is to > omit the ticker and stop the animated GIF - which is probably just as > well ;) >
That is the same version of xprt-xprintorg I am running and I am also running sarge/sid. Mozilla-firefox is 1.0-2 and it is crashing and not printing. Interesting.... Thanks for the report. Wayne -- Signatures > 4 lines are rude. _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
