Re: [gentoo-user] Changing printing options from within application
On Monday 20 Jun 2011 02:46:42 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: Perhaps I'm doing this wrong, but I can't change print settings from within an application, e.g. using Okular, FF, etc. I cannot change from colour to greyscale. I can only change these settings if I login to http://localhost:631 and change the printer default settings there. Is this how it is meant to work - what are plain users meant to do? PS. This is a networked printer. Are the users in the correct groups? Mine looks like this: root@fireball / # cat /etc/group | grep lp lp::7:lp,dale,dale2 lpadmin:x:106:dale root@fireball / # There could be other groups that are needed but checking those are a good idea too. Thank you Dale, the lpadmin was missing. It seems I was being extra cautious when I first set up cups on this machine a few years ago ... -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Changing printing options from within application
Mick wrote: On Monday 20 Jun 2011 02:46:42 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: Perhaps I'm doing this wrong, but I can't change print settings from within an application, e.g. using Okular, FF, etc. I cannot change from colour to greyscale. I can only change these settings if I login to http://localhost:631 and change the printer default settings there. Is this how it is meant to work - what are plain users meant to do? PS. This is a networked printer. Are the users in the correct groups? Mine looks like this: root@fireball / # cat /etc/group | grep lp lp::7:lp,dale,dale2 lpadmin:x:106:dale root@fireball / # There could be other groups that are needed but checking those are a good idea too. Thank you Dale, the lpadmin was missing. It seems I was being extra cautious when I first set up cups on this machine a few years ago ... Well, nothing worse than coming home to find out someone you don't know printed a very large book. Naturally, it would be a book you have absolutely no interest in reading. ;-) Glad you got it sorted. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Changing printing options from within application
Mick wrote: Perhaps I'm doing this wrong, but I can't change print settings from within an application, e.g. using Okular, FF, etc. I cannot change from colour to greyscale. I can only change these settings if I login to http://localhost:631 and change the printer default settings there. Is this how it is meant to work - what are plain users meant to do? PS. This is a networked printer. Are the users in the correct groups? Mine looks like this: root@fireball / # cat /etc/group | grep lp lp::7:lp,dale,dale2 lpadmin:x:106:dale root@fireball / # There could be other groups that are needed but checking those are a good idea too. Dale :-) :-)
