Re: No print preview in Mac OS X...
On 2/13/2015 11:11 AM, EE wrote: FYI. "Firefox uses an older Carbon print API that doesn't use the full OS X Cocoa print dialog. It's the only app on my systems that does this..." --http://www.reddit.com/r/mozilla/comments/2v35ut/no_print_preview_in_firefox_and_seamonkey_web/cojh6fz I wonder why Mozilla and volunteers don't change it for Mac OS X. Lack of developers? SeaMonkey has the Firefox core, and I can get a preview if I click Print from the menu and then Preview. I am using Mac OS. What I get is Preview.app displaying the page content. Interesting. When I used print to get its print dialog options, I didn't get any preview option. -- "After World War III, the ants will still be around." --unknown /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ /If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview in Mac OS X...
Ant wrote: FYI. "Firefox uses an older Carbon print API that doesn't use the full OS X Cocoa print dialog. It's the only app on my systems that does this..." --http://www.reddit.com/r/mozilla/comments/2v35ut/no_print_preview_in_firefox_and_seamonkey_web/cojh6fz I wonder why Mozilla and volunteers don't change it for Mac OS X. Lack of developers? SeaMonkey has the Firefox core, and I can get a preview if I click Print from the menu and then Preview. I am using Mac OS. What I get is Preview.app displaying the page content. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview in Mac OS X...
FYI. "Firefox uses an older Carbon print API that doesn't use the full OS X Cocoa print dialog. It's the only app on my systems that does this..." --http://www.reddit.com/r/mozilla/comments/2v35ut/no_print_preview_in_firefox_and_seamonkey_web/cojh6fz I wonder why Mozilla and volunteers don't change it for Mac OS X. Lack of developers? -- "Busy as ants hurrying orcs were digging, digging lines of deep trenches in a huge ring, just out of bowshot from the walls;" --The Return of the King (book) /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ /If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
No print preview in Mac OS X? (now old printers)
In message , Ant writes: On 1/30/2015 1:00 PM, g wrote: http://i.imgur.com/HlCuTj1.gif for what I saw in that localhost URL's CUPS printers web page. nice printer network. usb sure beats the hell out of lpr and a switch box. :-) No kidding. My client refused to let go of his old printers (e.g., reliable HP LJ 6P printer with an USB and parallel cable adapter). :( [] I sympathise with your client; if I had an LJ 6 that was still working, I'd be reluctant to let go of it too! (F'up set.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf I'm sometimes a bit bewildered by that, really - there are no young people in it, there's no sex, there's no violence, no car chases and there's no action and no vampires. - Colin Firth on the success of the film "The King's Speech". Radio Times 10-16 September 2011 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview in Mac OS X?
On 1/30/2015 1:00 PM, g wrote: http://i.imgur.com/HlCuTj1.gif for what I saw in that localhost URL's CUPS printers web page. nice printer network. usb sure beats the hell out of lpr and a switch box. :-) No kidding. My client refused to let go of his old printers (e.g., reliable HP LJ 6P printer with an USB and parallel cable adapter). :( Anyways, the current printers are HP with this MBP: DJ 450 and Office JetPro 8600. from any CUPS page select Printers tab. on Printers page, click a printer name. on printers page, click [Maintenance], select "Print Test Page". after printing, select "Print Self Test Page". Perfect results and no problems. if both print, open some other program, ie, an editor, create some text lines, send to printer. No problems from previous printings like Office, Safari, Chrome, etc. so no need to print again. if it prints, there is a problem with interface to firefox. if you can not print from another program, there is a problem with CUPS interfacing to programs. i have not had any problems with CUPS from day one of use. because this is appearing to be CUPS related, my best suggestion is to log https://www.cups.org/ and join or login. enter 'firefox' as search. check thru 'matches' to see if you find anything. if not, post to 'Developers' list which should get faster reply that other lists. at one time, under fedora or mandrake, do not recall, there was an option of selecting CUPS or postscript printing. i no longer see such. if you have such selection of ability to use utility other than CUPS, you might give it a try. also, have you tried a web search? it is possible that there has been such a problem with another flavor of *nix. I'll try. I was hoping this was a known common issue. :( one last thought, *default*. have you tried, or have, a setting for a printer as the default? Yes. Remember, I tried a brand new Mac OS X account and selecting various printers. because i use a switch box, i have to select which printer is the default before i print. possible you need to do same. i do wish i could have been more help, but my experience and knowledge has never encountered problem similar to this. hopefully another linux user will pick up on this thread and be able to help you. i also wish i could spend more time with you on this, but i have run into a portioning problem that i need to correct so i can upgrade to centos 7. I wonder if OTHER Mac OS X users have this problem too. Wait, am I the only Mac OS X Firefox user in here? It seems like only Windows and Linux users have participated in my thread so far. -- "As a thinker and planner, the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man..." --Mark Twain /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ /If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview?
All printers worked in the past. Just no print preview option for Firefox (other non-Mozilla programs have them). I just noticed SeaMonkey v2.32 doesn't have a print preview option like in Windows as well so crossposted to mozilla.support.seamonkey newsgroup as well. :( What??? Firefox and SeaMonkey have print preview in Windows and Linux (Ubuntu 14.04). What about Mac OS X (10.8.5 for me)? Both Firefox and SeaMonkey didn't show them! Don't touch Apple even with your 10-foot pole ;-) Maybe the Almighty Apple has deemed that as superfluous as buttons! LOL. -- "An ant is over six feet tall when measured by its own foot-rule." --Slovenian /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ /If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview?
Ant wrote: On 1/30/2015 11:26 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote: All printers worked in the past. Just no print preview option for Firefox (other non-Mozilla programs have them). I just noticed SeaMonkey v2.32 doesn't have a print preview option like in Windows as well so crossposted to mozilla.support.seamonkey newsgroup as well. :( What??? Firefox and SeaMonkey have print preview in Windows and Linux (Ubuntu 14.04). What about Mac OS X (10.8.5 for me)? Both Firefox and SeaMonkey didn't show them! Don't touch Apple even with your 10-foot pole ;-) Maybe the Almighty Apple has deemed that as superfluous as buttons! -- Take care, Jonathan --- LITTLE WORKS STUDIO http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview?
On 1/30/2015 11:26 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote: All printers worked in the past. Just no print preview option for Firefox (other non-Mozilla programs have them). I just noticed SeaMonkey v2.32 doesn't have a print preview option like in Windows as well so crossposted to mozilla.support.seamonkey newsgroup as well. :( What??? Firefox and SeaMonkey have print preview in Windows and Linux (Ubuntu 14.04). What about Mac OS X (10.8.5 for me)? Both Firefox and SeaMonkey didn't show them! -- "An ant may work its (her) heart out, but it (she) can't make money." --unknown /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ /If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview?
Ant wrote: All printers worked in the past. Just no print preview option for Firefox (other non-Mozilla programs have them). I just noticed SeaMonkey v2.32 doesn't have a print preview option like in Windows as well so crossposted to mozilla.support.seamonkey newsgroup as well. :( What??? Firefox and SeaMonkey have print preview in Windows and Linux (Ubuntu 14.04). -- Take care, Jonathan --- LITTLE WORKS STUDIO http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: No print preview?
On 1/30/2015 1:55 AM, g wrote:
I only found these:
$ cat prefs.js |grep print.printer
user_pref("print.print_printer", "");
user_pref("print_printer", "");
"cat prefs.js" is not needed.
easier/shorter command is "grep print_printer prefs.js".
actually, in 'prefs.js', contrary to your 'grep', you show
"print.print" and you have 2 "print_printer".
user_pref("print.print_printer", "");
user_pref("print_printer", "");
tho you are posting using oos, you are posting *nix commands.
if you are actually debugging a *nix system, why not install "CUPS"
if not already installed, to set up printers. once "CUPS" is working,
firefox will/should pick up the printers.
CUPS is the standards-based, open source printing system developed
by Apple Inc. for Mac OS® X and other UNIX®-like operating systems.
you connect to CUPS via firefox using http://localhost:631/.
this is how i have my 4 printers set up and they work for both
firefox and thunderbird. if/when i need to change among printers,
i make change using CUPS.
with CUPS, in both firefox and thunderbird, i get;
}> [geo@boxen bsyq4708.default]$ grep print_printer prefs.js
}> user_pref("print_printer", "PostScript/default");
}> [geo@boxen bsyq4708.default]$
*NOTE*
1] i _do_not_show_ 'user_pref("print_printer", "");'.
2] with end of line of ""); it is indicating that you
do not have any printer configured because the printer
shows within the "".
speaking of which, does printing work under thunderbird?
Don't use and never had Thunderbird on this lappy, but do have CUPS due
to old printers that Apple doesn't support by default. :(
if not and you do have CUPS running and configured, it will block
printing if it is not set up correctly.
All printers worked in the past. Just no print preview option for
Firefox (other non-Mozilla programs have them). I just noticed SeaMonkey
v2.32 doesn't have a print preview option like in Windows as well so
crossposted to mozilla.support.seamonkey newsgroup as well. :(
For kicks, I renamed this file and started up Firefox to redo its
prefs.js file. Same results (no print preview). I also tried the
other Mac OS X v10.8.5 account (administrator instead of standard
level) and still saw the same problem.
again, what about CUPS?
Now what? Is there somewhere else to look? FYI, it doesn't matter
if the HP printer is slightly new (a few years old) or over a
decade old. :(
just look to see if you have CUPS set up. if you a printer that does
not have correct drivers for CUPS installed for any printer of any
make, type, or age, CUPS will not configure for it. correct drivers
must be installed and are available for over 99% of printers
available. should you have a make/type not listed, there is a 99.9%
probability that a similar driver will work.
so, click link http://localhost:631/ to see if you have CUPS and
configure it.
http://i.imgur.com/HlCuTj1.gif for what I saw in that localhost URL's
CUPS printers web page.
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