Trouble printing TuxPaint files in Lubuntu computer lab
Israel
israeldahl at gmail.com
Mon Nov 24 23:01:19 UTC 2014
Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is always so nice to read when someone has their issue resolved!!
Good work Andre :)
On 11/24/2014 02:01 PM, Andre Rodovalho wrote:
> I'm very happy you found the solution!
>
> Count on us if you need something else!
>
> Cheers!
>
> 2014-11-24 16:15 GMT-02:00 Marc Tremblay <mtremblay at lbpsb.qc.ca
> <mailto: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.
>
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> *From:* lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> <mailto:lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com>
> <lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> <mailto:lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com>> on behalf of
> Andre Rodovalho <andre.rodovalho at gmail.com
> <mailto: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 <http://192.168.254.10/passthru>
>
> 2014-11-24 14:57 GMT-02:00 Andre Rodovalho
> <andre.rodovalho at gmail.com <mailto: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
> <mailto: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>
>> [mailto: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
>> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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