Late last week, I integrated CUPS 1.3.6 + updates to other printing bits
into Solaris. They will show up in Nevada build 87. I have been
running the same CUPS bits that are in build 87 on my desktop for a
month or so without any problems. SO seems to be printing fine, as do
Firefox/Thunderbird. Ghee is fixing/enabling the GTK+ printing support
shortly, as well.
If SO doesn't have a magic bullet to disable it's CUPS support, I would
think that one should be added. The existence of CUPS software doesn't
mean that it's enabled or that you want to use it.
-Norm
Ghee Teo wrote:
> Hi Joel,
>
> Thanks for the detailed mail!
> This may be a case of SO broke on CUPS seems fairly old version.
> There is a newer version of CUPS 1.3.6 going into nevada 87,
> the hard work of the printing group, Norm, Wendy etc
> may help.
>
> I don't know whether there is an option for SO to disable that
> like the case of Firefox. Some StarOffice engineers on the list
> care to comment?
>
> -Ghee
>
>
> Joel Buckley wrote:
>
>> Ghee,
>>
>> Sun Solaris[tm] 11 snv_70b X86.
>> SUNWstaroffice-base 8.0.0,REV=106.2005.05.26
>>
>> I created the queue via CUPS/Foomatic originally with
>> Sun JDS (Linux) + CUPS and then migrated to Sun
>> Solaris[tm] 11 snv_37 X86 + SFWcups
>> 1.1.21,REV=2005.01.05.17.04 + Foomatic + Gutenprint
>> and then to snv_55b...
>>
>> CUPS has both a frontend (web interface + filetype
>> determination + filters) and a backend (ps to printer
>> drivers).
>> CUPS frontend trusts nothing and sends all postscript
>> input thru a pstops filter....intending to fix non-standard
>> postscript files, but actually corrupting valid postscript
>> files... Attempts to print the historical "tiger.ps" found
>> on all Solaris releases in recorded times gets corrupted
>> by CUPS frontend...
>> CUPS backend includes Epson printer driver, required
>> by Gutenprint to print to Epson printers....
>>
>> SO, my system prints utilizing the following programs:
>> (lp -> foomatic -> gutenprint -> CUPS epson driver -> printer.)
>> Ugly, but it works. Where as the CUPS solution:
>> (IPP -> CUPS web -> CUPS pstops -> gutenprint -> CUPS epson driver ->
>> printer.)
>> Questionably cleaner, but does not work.
>>
>> Now, where does this hit StarOffice? StarOffice checks for
>> the libcups.so utilized by gutenprint and assumes (incorrectly)
>> that the CUPS web and filters are setup.
>>
>> I have just discovered that Firefox and Thunderbird have a
>> field to determine IF cups should be utilized:
>>
>> print.postscript.cups.enabled
>>
>> If this setting is false, then all is well and the program utilize
>> the specified command "/usr/bin/lp -c -s -d MY_PRINTER" to
>> print... easy, easy. Is there such a setting for StarOffice/OpenOffice?
>> (See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205050)
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Joel.
>>
>> Ghee Teo wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Joel,
>>>
>>> Can you be more specific about the version of Solaris you used.
>>> Also some info about the StarOffice. How did you create your print
>>> queue?
>>>
>>> How do you mean by CUPS frontend?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -Ghee
>>>
>>> Joel Buckley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Summary:
>>>>
>>>> How do I ****prevent**** StarOffice from assuming CUPS is the print
>>>> scheduler?
>>>>
>>>> Background:
>>>>
>>>> O.K., CUPS is broke, just flat out broke... CUPS backend needed by
>>>> Gutenprint,
>>>> but CUPS frontend corrupts any print job sent to it. UGLY.
>>>>
>>>> I want to print to "/usr/bin/lp -c -s -d MY_PRINTER" and StarOffice
>>>> keeps attempting
>>>> to send the print job to CUPS.
>>>>
>>>> Several posts list a compile option for OpenOffice "--disable-cups",
>>>> but what is the
>>>> equivalent for StarOffice (since I am not compiling it....)
>>>>
>>>> I have attempted to configure via
>>>> "/opt/staroffice8/program/spadmin". No help.
>>>> Either the settings are not taken or the CUPS trumps spadmin.
>>>>
>>>> I have attempted to manually edit
>>>> "/opt/staroffice8/share/psprint/psprint.conf".
>>>> I can not find any docs on the file.... What would I modify to get
>>>> CUPS out of the
>>>> picture? (see attached)
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Joel.
>>>>
>>>> P.S. I am not on this list so, please reply to
>>>> "leojava at comcast.net". Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
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