Acroread won't print in KDE

Ashrack · 02-13-2007, 07:01 AM

Thus far I've been using KPDF and it prints OK. But because it lacks the option to print multiple pages per sheet I'm trying now ACROREAD. But acroread won't even start printing.

This is what I think is the reason for not printing. This is the command that gets send to printer in ACROREAD:

Code:

/usr/bin/lpr -P HP840c -o PageSize=A4

And so I installed LPR and MAGICFILTER.

But now when I click on PRINT and then OK I get something being load but the printer still won't start.

ps. I also installed ASPFILTER and removed MAGICFILTER but still didn't help

uselpa · 02-13-2007, 01:38 PM

Try using "kprinter" (without any options) as the print command, instead of "lpr". That should give you the KDE dialog.

Ashrack · 02-13-2007, 03:35 PM

It didn't give me the dialog nor did it start printing.

Ashrack · 02-17-2007, 03:26 AM

up
any help would be hot

bosewicht · 02-17-2007, 03:30 AM

have you tried launching the app from bash and see what it returns when you try sending it to the printer. It may help you figure out what is wrong

Ashrack · 02-17-2007, 04:30 AM

nothing gets written to the bash

bosewicht · 02-17-2007, 04:46 AM

have you searched around to be sure you have it configured correctly?

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_E...m_Adobe_Reader

Ashrack · 02-18-2007, 09:02 AM

I found the problem and got another problem

This is the line that must be set:

Code:

/usr/bin/kprinter -P HP840c -o PageSize=A4

B4 I was only using '/usr/bin/kprinter/' and that didn't work.
But now the thing is that when I restart ACROREAD it doesn't remember the 'printer command'. It just gives me the default setting:

Code:

/usr/bin/lpr -P HP840c

instead of:

Code:

/usr/bin/kprinter -P HP840c -o PageSize=A4

Any way to fix this?

BOSEWICH
I did read that but I wanted to use the KDE's native KPRINTER.

bosewicht · 02-18-2007, 04:05 PM

do a search for .....app-defaults/AcroRead.ad You can change the lpr command in there.

Ashrack · 02-19-2007, 03:31 AM

I changed this file:

Code:

/usr/share/apps/kdisplay/app-defaults/AcroRead.ad

so that it looks like this now:

Code:

nspluginviewer*lprCommand: /usr/bin/kprinter -P HP840c -o PageSize=A4
acroread*lprCommand: /usr/bin/kprinter -P HP840c -o PageSize=A4
Acroread.foreground:               WINDOW_FOREGROUND
Acroread.background:               WINDOW_BACKGROUND
AcroRead.borderColor:              WINDOW_FOREGROUND
AcroRead.XmScreen.background:      WINDOW_BACKGROUND
AcroRead.XmScreen.borderColor:     WINDOW_FOREGROUND

But Acroread still gives me the LPR printer command.