Re: [Evolution] comparison to Thunderbird

[alfred <alfred s nexicom net>]

On 24/04/2010 4:54 AM, Write Me wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I am a frustrated Thunderbird (Kubuntu) user who cannot get full access
> to the printing options. I have tried a fix that was assertive and had
> success for others but did not work for me. I have been trying for over
> a year.
>
> I have used other distros and always had the same problem. Firefox gives
> me full access to all the printing options and always has.
>
> So now I have had enough and wish to move away from Thunderbird. I have
> looked at KMail and Evolution. Both give me full access to the printing
> options, and Evolution is the better inteface. But alas, alack I cannot
> see how to make separate inboxes etc for each account. I have five
> e-mail accounts and wish that they retain their separate inbox, drafts,
> Trash etc.
>
> In my Windows days I used Outlook Express but had to make separate
> profiles and move between them to administer different e-mail accounts.
> Of course there were no printing issues either. When I discovered
> Thunderbird in Windows I was a very happy man.
>
> It is the transition to Linux that is held up by these anomalies.
> Imagine in this sophisticated Linux era not being able to chose which
> quality of print you wish to do. Silly really.
>
> Any help aor advise appreciated
>
>
> Stephen, Swansea, South Wales
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Hi Stefanos, Evolution Group

I still use Evolution on Two Computers out of three, with POP. There 
might be a whole different way to handle this. In the last few days, I 
bought two HP Printers. HP has a Program to help you with Linux Drivers 
for most of their Printers. If it were an Inkjet Printer, you can 
download the latest hplip-3.10.2.run and take a look at their 
instructions, they are excellent. You can make the Install Automatic, or 
Manual. It needs to download the dependencies for this, so it can take a 
while with Dial-up, or a few minutes with Wifi, or other, Internet 
Connection. Once installed then you can access the "Pretty Print 
Features" for any Linux Program, you might have. Not just specific ones. 
If Evolution does not have Pretty Print Features, or Some other Program 
in Linux does not have this the HP Driver itself supplies it.
You have many options for printing, in Linux. I'm using Ubuntu 9.04, and 
Ubuntu 9.10 in a Linux Mint 8 setting. You get to use all the features 
of the Printer, if it has scanning too.

The F4480 Printer normally sells for about $100.00, but the software 
supplied with it had a few problems; So you Download the latest Drivers 
for your Brand of Windows, like Windows 7. That Driver works fine now, 
and hplip works fine too, much better than the normal Drivers, 
(Linux-Printing dot Org I think it is, which make it only work good! 
(Not Completely!) Locally they sell it for $40.00 Brand New. That's a 
Printer Scanner Copier for less than the price of the Cartridges. The HP 
driver has all kinds of Pretty Print Features, Different sizes of Paper, 
B/w or Colour. Edge Printing, etc.

This Cures the problem for most of the Big Name Linux Distros, because 
during the install it detects what is being used. With Linux Mint 8 it 
can't supply one dependency, but you just hit "BACK", and then answer 
"NO" on the Detect, and put in Ubuntu 9.10 instead, then the Driver 
Installs! It gets the Scanner working, the Copier, and it can be used as 
a Fax too! Not Bad for $40.00, Great Shark tax and Perch Snatch Tax 
Extra :) in Canada. Sounds kind of Fishy to me, but it works very Good. :)

In an hour or two, the HPLIP-3.10.2.run installs, (With Dial-up) and 
Problemo Solved, no waiting, on the Iceland Volcano to Stop First, to 
get it to fly. :)


Alfred!