Trouble printing TuxPaint files in Lubuntu computer lab

Mon Nov 24 20:01:02 UTC 2014

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2014-11-24 16:15 GMT-02:00 Marc Tremblay <mtremblay at lbpsb.qc.ca>:

>  Andre YOU are amazing!!
>
>
>  It took me awhile to understand that the problem was with how we have
> our printing set up in our labs. The standard ports we use to print are
> TCP/IP ports. When I created a new port using LPR it worked!!!
>
>
>  I happy I read over your email a couple of times.....that's how long it
> took to sink into my head ; )
>
>
>  The Lubuntu users community is by far the best support i have ever had.
>
>
>  Thanks to everyone that responded with advice and support.
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com <
> lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com> on behalf of Andre Rodovalho <
> andre.rodovalho at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 12:29 PM
> *To:* lubuntu user list
> *Subject:* Re: Trouble printing TuxPaint files in Lubuntu computer lab
>
>  I just tested another printer, this time a HP P1102w. Also supports
> LPD...
>
>  This printer is a little pain, because it does not work with HPLIP. I
> need to install foo2zjs. But I could make it work adding as LPR using this
> URI:
>
>  lpd://192.168.254.10/passthru
>
> 2014-11-24 14:57 GMT-02:00 Andre Rodovalho <andre.rodovalho at gmail.com>:
>
>> 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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>>>
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