Is it possible to print?

[Nikolas Arend]

Rainer Fischer wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:48:37 +0200, Nikolas Arend wrote:
>
>   
>> Pierre Thibault wrote:
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to print in Xfce and I am unable to do so.
>>>
>>> I added my printer using gnome-cups-manager. I am able to print from the 
>>> GNOME manager the test page. I have no option available when I am trying 
>>> to print using MousePad when my printer is selected. And I have an error 
>>> when I am clicking the Print button: 'Unable to connect tthe client'. In 
>>> the Xfce print manager, my printer is displayed with the name 'Unknown'.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to make Xfce print?
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> I take it that your system uses CUPS for printing/spooling. What xfce 
>> version are you using? Have you set CUPS as the printing system in the 
>> Printing System Selection dialog in the xfce settings manager?
>> Are you able to print to that printer from other (non-xfce) applications 
>> (e.g. OpenOffice or gedit)?
>>
>>
>>     
> My situation is nearly the same. I am using
> xfce 4.4 Beta1 (4.3.90.2) and cups in Xubuntu 6.06 LTS.
> With the cups web-interface (http://localhost:631) I succeed
> in installiing and managing a local printer (HP Deskjet 690C).
> But until now I did not succeed in configuring
> a Samba printer by that.
> xfcewiki.org says that samba prinrting is on
> the wish list. I cannot really believe this.
>   

Hm, the first post was not about printing via Samba. And I don't exactly 
see what that has to do with xfce. The printers are installed and the 
spooling is still done by CUPS. So as I see it, please correct me if 
that's not true, all properly installed and working CUPS printers should 
work in xfce as well (given that CUPS was chosen as printing system in 
the settings manager).

Best,   Nick.