Trouble printing TuxPaint files in Lubuntu computer lab

Mon Nov 24 16:57:24 UTC 2014

Hey Marc,

Sorry the late response. I took some time to test tuxpaint today. I could
print out of the box with 3 printers I tested: HP Officejet Pro 8100,
Brother DCP-7065DN and Epson L355

All those printers support LPR protocol. The only thing I did is to set the
printer as my default, because tuxpaint prints without asking you what
printer to use...

So, did you check if your printer supports LPR/LPD? What printer are you
using?

2014-11-19 20:20 GMT-02:00 Israel <israeldahl at gmail.com>:

>  On 11/19/2014 03:22 PM, Marc Tremblay wrote:
>
>  Thanks Andre,
>
>
>
> The teachers would like to print directly from the application. I found a
> workaround where I have TuxPaint save the files in the pictures folder and
> then if I right click and select open with Firefox or Abiword , I am the
> able to print the .png file. This is three or four extra steps for the
> teachers and with a class of 25 + it becomes somewhat unmanageable.
>
>
>
> It should however work directly from the application as intended.
>
>
>
> I hate hearing it works in Windows why can’t it work in Lubuntu??
>
>
>
> *From:* lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [
> mailto:lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> <lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com>] *On Behalf Of *Andre Rodovalho
> *Sent:* November-19-14 4:16 PM
> *To:* lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> *Subject:* Re: Trouble printing TuxPaint files in Lubuntu computer lab
>
>
>
> Hello Marc.
>
>
>
> Personal Recommendation: I use fotoxx to print...
>
> There is outdated version on ubuntu repos. And you can get the latest
> versions here: http://www.kornelix.com/packages.html
>
> TO print, hit File -> Print Image
>
> Then just select the printer... There is some border configuration after
> that...
>
>
>
> 2014-11-19 18:34 GMT-02:00 Marc Tremblay <mtremblay at lbpsb.qc.ca>:
>
> Good afternoon,
>
>
>
> I apologize if this is off topic. I know this is not a Lubuntu issue but
> this is a big enough issue for our teachers for them to not want to convert
> over to Lubuntu from Windows 7.
>
>
>
> We have converted part of their computer lab to Lubuntu 14.4 and the
> teachers are unable to print the pictures that the students had created.
> The error message they get is simply “ sorry your picture can not be
> printed”. There does not seem to be any way to configure the printing with
> TuxPaint.
>
>
>
> I found out that I can install a tuxpaint config application that allows
> you to use an alternative print command instead of “LPR” which I believe is
> the default in Tuxpaint. Is there an alternative print command I could use
> that would allow us to print directly from the application?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Marc Tremblay
>
> Educational Services Dept
>
> Lester B. Pearson School Board
>
> 1925 Brookdale
>
> Dorval, H9P 2Y7
>
>
>
> mtremblay at lbpsb.qc.ca
>
>
>
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>  Hi Marc,
> from:
> http://www.tuxpaint.org/docs/html/FAQ.html
>
> Printing
>
>    - *Tux Paint won't print, gives an error, or prints garbage
>    (Unix/Linux)*
>
>    Tux Paint prints by creating a PostScript rendition of the picture and
>    sending it to an external command. By default, this command is the "lpr"
>    printing tool.
>
>    If that program is not available (for example, you're using CUPS, the
>    Common Unix Printing System, and do not have "cups-lpr" installed), you
>    will need to specify an appropriate command using the "printcommand" option
>    in Tux Paint's configuration file. (See the OPTIONS documentation
>    <http://www.tuxpaint.org/docs/html/OPTIONS.html>.)
>
>    *Note:* Versions of Tux Paint prior to 0.9.15 used a different default
>    command for printing, "pngtopnm | pnmtops | lpr", as Tux Paint output PNG
>    format, rather than PostScript.
>
>    If you had changed your "printcommand" option prior to Tux Paint
>    0.9.15, you will need to go back and alter it to accept PostScript.
>     - *I get the message "You can't print yet!" when I go to print!*
>
>    The "print delay" option is on. You can only print once every *X*
>     seconds.
>
>    If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
>    giving it a "--printdelay=..." option.
>
>    If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
>    properties of the icon to see if "--printdelay=..." is listed as a
>    command-line argument.
>
>    If a "--printdelay=..." option isn't being sent on the command line,
>    check Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
>    "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "printdelay=...".
>
>    Either remove that line, set the delay value to 0 (no delay), or
>    decrease the delay to a value you prefer. (See the OPTIONS
>    documentation <http://www.tuxpaint.org/docs/html/OPTIONS.html>).
>
>    Or, you can simply run Tux Paint with the command-line argument: "
>    --printdelay=0", which will override the configuration file's setting,
>    and allow unlimited printing. (You won't have to wait between prints.)
>
>    Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Print Delay" (under
>    "Printing") is set to "0 seconds."
>     - *I simply can't print! The button is greyed out!*
>
>    The "no print" option is on.
>
>    If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
>    giving it a "--noprint" option.
>
>    If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
>    properties of the icon to see if "--noprint" is listed as an argument.
>
>    If "--noprint" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
>    configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix, "tuxpaint.cfg"
>    under Windows) for a line reading: "noprint=yes".
>
>    Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the command-line
>    argument: "--print", which will override the configuration file's
>    setting.
>
>    Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Allow Printing" (under
>    "Printing") is checked.
>
>
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