William Yang wrote: > Speaking of CUPS...is there a chance we can get the CUPS printing backend > for GTK included in Firefox 3.x for Solaris 10? That would be nice as we > use CUPS here instead of Solaris PAPI.... > Until CUPS is a supported module on Solaris 10, this is not going to happen, seems to be there are more than just building a CUPS backend in GTK+.
-Ghee > William Yang > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Paul Gress" <pgress at optonline.net> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:40 AM > To: <desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org> > Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox-3.0.1 build, PDF handling > > >> Evan Yan wrote: >> >>> Hi Marion, >>> >>> I tried on a Solaris 10 box, but didn't reproduce the problem. >>> I don't have evince installed on the box, instead I set the preferred >>> viewer to some test script. Then I saw the test script is executed . >>> >>> Does the problem on your box only exists for pdf viewer, or also for >>> other application preferences? >>> >>> Best, >>> -Evan >>> >>> Marion Hakanson wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Greetings, >>>> >>>> I'm using this firefox 3.0.1 build from releases.mozilla.org: >>>> firefox-3.0.1.en-US-solaris-10-fcs-i386-pkg >>>> >>>> When I view a PDF file, firefox ignores my preferred viewer (as >>>> set in Edit -> Preferences -> Applications) and instead invokes >>>> the gpdf viewer. I prefer to use "evince", and prior to trying >>>> firefox-3.0 and 3.0.1, firefox 2.0 of various revs did as directed. >>>> >>>> Running firefox3 under truss seems to indicate that it's searching >>>> my PATH for the first of these executables: >>>> acroread, gpdf, xpdf, gv >>>> >>>> It then ends up exec-ing /usr/bin/gpdf, which is the first of >>>> the above that it found on my system (Solaris-10U5). Any suggestions >>>> on how to get it to pay attention to the Preferences setting? >>>> >>>> Thanks and regards, >>>> >>>> Marion >>>> >>>> >>>> >> I too have a similar problem on my computer at home, Solaris 10 with >> Firefox 3.0.1 (tarball install). But slightly different. I'm using CSW >> evince, and when I click on a pdf file it does nothing. I've also set >> the preferences to point to evince, it just ignores it. >> >> While I'm on the Subject of FireFox, I also have problems printing. >> Both for Sparc and X64. On my home computer (X64), whenever I go to >> print anything Firefox just locks up and I have to kill it and restart >> it. Same thing if I go to set the preferences. I did a truss on the >> printing and there is a floating out of bounds or something like that >> (it's at home, I'm here at work). At work on my Sparc, I'd love to get >> it to remember to point to "gtklp" so at least I can use cups. Every >> time I go to print it just says "lpr". >> >> Paul >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-discuss mailing list >> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >
