On Wednesday 07 March 2001 23:37, you wrote:
> > On Tuesday 27 February 2001 14:27, you wrote:
> > > I have Mandrake 7.1 with CUPS installed. Gimp refuses to
> > > print. What should I do to make GIMP recognize and print
> > > through cups?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Registered Linux user 183185
> >
> > Personally I get very good print results from gimp, by
> > right-clicking in the image selecting "file" and then
> > "print...". After sellecting and saving my specific printer in
> > "setup" ,it works like a breeze :o)
>
> I, too, have no problem after doing the above steps.
>
> However, the first time I printed (and foolishly a few times
> later), I forgot to select and save the type of printer I had in
> the gimp's print dialog. So, my printer starts spewing page
> after page of postscript text. I run the cupsWedAdmin and cancel
> the job but it keeps printing! So, I turn on/off the printer --
> no luck. Try taking the printer offline (in cups) and also have
> it reject jobs -- it still prints. In order to finally make it
> stop, I have to reset the computer.
> There has to be a better way to empty the print
> 'queue'/'buffer'/whatever its called. How?
>
> Cheers
> Kevin
Hi,
Type "lpq" on the commandline, then "lprm xxxxx" where xxxx is the
printque/job number spawned by the first command.
Using the cups tool works too: just type "http: //localhost:631"
in your browser.
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