Public bug reported:
Setting default printer does not work.
This is a nagging bug because it's affecting a commonly used, basic
function.
This bug persisted for a long time already.
Upgrading from 13.10 to 14.04 did not help.
In my system, there are three configured printers: 1) a locally
connected one (which can be absent or not at boot) - 2) the same printer
accessed over the network at another computer - 3) another network
printer.
Printer 3 should be the default printer, e.g. the one which is
preselected when opening any print dialogue.
One can set a default printer in system settings - printer. I did this
many times. The check box is set (and is still set when re-entering the
dialogue later or another time), but each time a print dialogue is
accessed in any program, another printer is preselected and not printer
3.
One can also set a default printer in the cups admin dialogue. This did
not change the behavior. The desired printer is marked as default
printer in the cups admin interface, but each time a print dialogue is
accessed in e.g. okular, another printer is preselected. So one has to
select each time the desired printer.
Not having to do that each time is what the setting "default printer"
(by whatever dialogue) is for, but it simply does not work.
One thing I noticed is that in the /etc/cups/printers.conf, the desired
printer (3) is marked as <DefaultPrinter Kyocera>, but the closing tag
in this file is not named </DefaultPrinter> as one would expect but just
</Printer>.
Maybe there is a conflict between two different systems for setting a
default printer (cups vs. system settings)?
** Affects: cups (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Setting default printer does not work.
This is a nagging bug because it's affecting a commonly used, basic
function.
This bug persisted for a long time already.
Upgrading from 13.10 to 14.04 did not help.
In my system, there are three configured printers: 1) a locally
connected one (which can be absent or not at boot) - 2) the same printer
accessed over the network at another computer - 3) another network
printer.
Printer 3 should be the default printer, e.g. the one which is
preselected when opening any print dialogue.
One can set a default printer in system settings - printer. I did this
many times. The check box is set (and is still set when re-entering the
dialogue later or another time), but each time a print dialogue is
accessed in any program, another printer is preselected and not printer
3.
One can also set a default printer in the cups admin dialogue. This did
not change the behavior. The desired printer is marked as default
printer in the cups admin interface, but each time a print dialogue is
accessed in e.g. okular, another printer is preselected. So one has to
select each time the desired printer.
Not having to do that each time is what the setting "default printer"
(by whatever dialogue) is for, but it simply does not work.
One thing I noticed is that in the /etc/cups/printers.conf, the desired
printer (3) is marked as <DefaultPrinter Kyocera>, but the closing tag
- in this not named </DefaultPrinter> put just </Printer>.
+ in this file is not named </DefaultPrinter> as one would expect but just
+ </Printer>.
Maybe there is a conflict between two different systems for setting a
default printer (cups vs. system settings)?
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1328798
Title:
Setting default printer does not work
Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Setting default printer does not work.
This is a nagging bug because it's affecting a commonly used, basic
function.
This bug persisted for a long time already.
Upgrading from 13.10 to 14.04 did not help.
In my system, there are three configured printers: 1) a locally
connected one (which can be absent or not at boot) - 2) the same
printer accessed over the network at another computer - 3) another
network printer.
Printer 3 should be the default printer, e.g. the one which is
preselected when opening any print dialogue.
One can set a default printer in system settings - printer. I did this
many times. The check box is set (and is still set when re-entering
the dialogue later or another time), but each time a print dialogue is
accessed in any program, another printer is preselected and not
printer 3.
One can also set a default printer in the cups admin dialogue. This
did not change the behavior. The desired printer is marked as default
printer in the cups admin interface, but each time a print dialogue is
accessed in e.g. okular, another printer is preselected. So one has to
select each time the desired printer.
Not having to do that each time is what the setting "default printer"
(by whatever dialogue) is for, but it simply does not work.
One thing I noticed is that in the /etc/cups/printers.conf, the
desired printer (3) is marked as <DefaultPrinter Kyocera>, but the
closing tag in this file is not named </DefaultPrinter> as one would
expect but just </Printer>.
Maybe there is a conflict between two different systems for setting a
default printer (cups vs. system settings)?
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