Re: GGV: unable to execute print command

[Erik Romijn <erik toltech nl>]

Jaka Močnik wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 11:10 +0100, Erik Romijn wrote:
>
> > I am using Gnome Ghostview 2.8.0 and the cups printing system. Printing 
> > works fine from most applications, however ggv states "unable to execute 
> > print command". This happens immediatly after clicking the print option 
> > in the file menu, no other dialogs are shown.
>
> GGV does not really use the gnome print system: since postscript files
> are already, well, directly printable stuff, it only sends them to the
> printer via the printer server: it uses lpr for this. you should install
> the Cups BSD printing compatibility module (cupsys-bsd or something like
> that, depending on which distro you use) and then point the printing
> command in the ggv preferences at the lpr executable (if it does not
> point at the right location already).

Yes, I found that out just before your mail from the bug database :)

Appearantly ggv was not even what we were looking for. We were looking 
for gpdf. But thanks for explaining :)

> which reminds me: perhaps I should use libgnomecups for printing...

Would be very useful to be able to select from available printers.

greets,
Erik