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

["ADIS - C.P.D." <jorge adis com br>]

> 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');

Changing 'Settings.Engine.Backend.Driver' doesn't change all keys associated
with printer, I have changed the key Printer from 'GENERIC' to 'PDF' and all
others values were corretly changed.