On Monday 25 Aug 2003 5:23 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Sunday 24 August 2003 08:01 pm, Philip Webb wrote: > > Hi Philip, thanks for the reply. > > > on Linux, it's best to use the right tool for the job, > > rather than trying to stick to an environment (as in M$ Windows). > > Okay, but if I have kedit open, and click on the print icon, > shouldn't I be able to expect this option to work? Or drag 'n drop > a file to the printer icon on the desktop? > > > use 'xpp filename' from a command-line in a terminal: > > it gives you a lot of options for controlling how you print files > > & should certainly not print a header unless you ask for one. > > > > this is not a CUPS problem. > > I have xpp installed - but I want to be able to print out from > within apps and be able to drop text files on to the printer icon > on the desktop.
The big advantage of xpp is that you can 'install' several versions of the same printer, set up for different jobs, and xpp will allow you to choose which one prints for any job. Without it everything goes to lpr. I have found that there are some things that actually print better from lpr, others don't work so well, but for most things I like to be able to choose a specific configuration. It's worth installing xpp. Anne
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