Re: trying to print from lyx

>From Les Denham: > I have CUPS as the system printer, set up with KDE 3.1.4 Printing Manager > as the default system. I have "kprinter" as the spool command > (Edit->Preferences->Outputs->Printer) and it worked flawlessly first time. > Lyx is Version 1.3.2 of Tue, May 6 2003 installed from the Ge

Re: trying to print from lyx

>From Jim Ragsdale: > I saw this on the Dot(dot.kde.org) the other day. > http://www.newtolinux.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Using%20KPrinter%20in%20any%20a >p p > Any program should be able to pipe info into the kdeprinter. I don't know > anything more specific because if have not messed with Lyx on linu

Re: trying to print from lyx

>From Jean-Marc Lasgouttes: > >>>>> "Peter" == Peter Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > If you have a modern setting (like everybody probably has), you do not > need to modify your /etc/printcaps. Actually, we should remove this > part of

Re: trying to print from lyx

>From Ingar Pareliussen: > This is the printer you are trying to print to, right ? > > > ps|Postscript printer:\ > > > > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/ps:\ > > :lf=/var/spool/lpd/ps/errs:\ > > :if=/var/spool/lpd/ps/ps.filter:\ > > :mx#0:sh:sf: > > > T

trying to print from lyx

r" "cups" and "kprinter" where you specify the name of the printer in the "print to" section of the print dialog box. Can't think of what else to try! Thanks, Peter Christensen

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

from Rich Shepard: > Peter, > > If you add the directory information, but leave the extension as .ps, it > should print. What you report above shows that there is a connection > between LyX and your printer via CUPS. In my naivety it looks like the > printer in not properly specified in LyX. > >

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

from Robin Turner: > Do you have gv (Ghostscript) installed? > > Robin Robin, I did an "apt-cache search gv" and found that I have ghostscript. Is this a substitute for xdvI? Peter

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

d" If I add the directory information and put the extension back to .lyx (/home/peter/test.lyx) I get the following printed on my printer: #LyX 1.1 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ \lyxformat 218 \textclass article \language english . . . (other formatting information) . . (what I typed in my document) \the_end Still confused, Peter Christensen

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

p. Nothing happens. The tutorial says I need a dvi viewer (e.g. xdvi) and a postscript converter (e.g. dvips). Perhaps they have to be installed separately? I searched the Debian packages and could not find xdvi or dvips. Thanks, Peter Christensen

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

file name. But I can't find where to set this option. Thanks, Peter Christensen

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

from Les Denham: > Do you have xpp? (X Printing Panel). If so, just put xpp as the spool > command. No, I don't have xpp. I'll install it and see if it fixes the problem... Peter

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

Thanks to everyone for trying to help me with this problem! I'm still trying to get this to work. I needed some mailing labels for Christmas, so I resorted to plugging in an old hard drive that has Windows 95 and Wordperfect. (By the way, is it possible to print address labels with Lyx?) I t

Re: can lyx print with CUPS?

Any other thoughts on this? I'm starting Lyx from the KDE desktop. Could this be causing a problem? Thanks, Peter Christensen

can lyx print with CUPS?

file talks about setting up the /etc/printcap file, but does not mention CUPS. I tried "googling" for help on this, but have not found anything. Can anyone help, or point me to a document that might get me started? Thanks, Peter Christensen