Re: Changing default printer of Gnome2::Print::Config

[muppet <scott asofyet org>]

On Jul 28, 2005, at 4:54 PM, ADIS - C.P.D. wrote:

> Is there a way to change default printer without using dialog  
> window of printers?
>
> I think, maybe, using Gnome2::Print::Config keys.
>
> I want that $job->print method makes a PDF file, not showing the  
> printers dialog to change the default printer that makes a .PS file  
> by default.


It appears that the key you want is 'Settings.Engine.Backend.Driver',  
and the value for the PDF backend is 'gnome-print-pdf'.

But the problem is that $config->set () resolves to Glib::Object::set 
(), which doesn't recognize the printconfig keys.

That's because gnome_print_config_set(), the function that sets  
string keys, isn't bound.  I'm not sure why -- all the others are.

I uncommented the declaration of gnome_print_config_set() in  
GnomePrintConfig.xs, and reinstalled it, and then this sort of thing  
works fine:

   $job->get_config->set ('Settings.Engine.Backend.Driver' => 'gnome- 
print-pdf');
   $job->print_to_file ('print.pdf');


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