On 9 Sep 2003, Matt Smith wrote:
>> 1) The dialog box that comes up when you print is tough for our >> users. They are aren't good at putting in Linux commands, and just a >> basic >> "lpr" command will send it to the system default printer which is here >> in IT and not at their desk. Integration with CUPS would be great, or a >> graphical interface for printer selection (such as in Gedit). >> >>> > You may want to check out xpp. It's not quite as pretty as the > Windows print dialog, but it provides an lpr replacement that > integrates with CUPS, and lets one select the printer on demand. > Simply replace the lpr command in your print dialog with xpp. On > print, a (fltk) dialog will pop up, listing all of your CUPS > configured printers. Pick the one you want, and off it prints. It's > simple enough for my wife to use -- she is my "test" person, as she is > a self-proclaimed computer-phobic ;) There's no standard way to select what printer command to use, is there? $PRINTER tells you which printer to use (which seems to be the thing that Mr. Rhodes wants), but no standard environment variable that I know ofcan tell Dia to use xpp instead of lpr. -Lars -- Lars Clausen (http://shasta.cs.uiuc.edu/~lrclause)| Hårdgrim of Numenor "I do not agree with a word that you say, but I |---------------------------- will defend to the death your right to say it." | Where are we going, and --Evelyn Beatrice Hall paraphrasing Voltaire | what's with the handbasket? _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/faq.html Main page at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia
