How to print from Adobe Acrobat reader
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I am using adobe acrobat reader V7 but cannot get it to output to m printer.
I dont get a option to print from my epson printer like I do in everything else like open office or KPDF.I just get the option of /usr/bin/lp which does nothing. How do I send the output from acrobat reader to my epson usb printer.
here is a pic of the printer dialog box I get in Acrobat reader
Found this website that
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Found this website that explained about printing in linux and I found something about which you said that made sense.
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/it/2005/01/31/control-printers-in-linux-from-the-command-line/
I entered the command lpstat -t and got he following info:
scheduler is running
no system default destination
device for epson: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20CX3200
device for fuji: parallel:/dev/lp0
epson accepting requests since Sun 31 Dec 2006 04:53:02 GMT
fuji accepting requests since Sun 31 Dec 2006 04:54:04 GMT
printer epson is idle. enabled since Sun 31 Dec 2006 04:53:02 GMT
printer fuji is idle. enabled since Sun 31 Dec 2006 04:54:04 GMT
I then found this section which seemed to be what i needed
how to use the printer from the command line is:# lpr ?P laserjetV ?#2 /home/user1/file1
where -P laserjetV prints to the laserjetV printer, -#2 prints two copies, and /home/user/file1 is the name of the file to be printed.
It should be noted that many of the standard lpr options, such as -c and -d, are not available when using cups as the server. Remember that the actual executable is the lpr.cups, which will not accept the options that are not available for CUPS.
Other options for the lpr command include:
* -C
- Specifies the name of the job to be shown in the queue
* -l - Specifies that the file is formatted for the default configuration of
the printer and that there is no need to use a filter
so i entered the command /usr/bin/lpr -p epson into the printer command box in acrobat reader but it still didn't print anything.
please does anyone know what command i need to enter into the printer command box in acrobat reader to get it to send the output to my cups printer que for my epson printer?
Just set your printer as Default using KDE
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You can leave the printer command in Acroread the way it comes by default:
/usr/bin/lp
Then, make sure your printer is setup as the default printer and it should work that way (it does with a USB attached HP I have).
Kmenu>System Configuration(Settings)>Peripherals>Printers
Then, click your printer (it should be there if it's installed properly), click on the Instaces Tab, and you'll see a button to set it as the Default Printer:
After that, Adobe should print to it using the printer command it was set to originally.
I just tested it after installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 in a relatively clean install of 6.0-4 Beta 2, and all I needed to do to get it working is set my printer as the default.
If the printer is not installed properly, you may have to reinstall it.
With USB attached HP printers, I've noticed that you need to select the Second Printer choice when installing one before everything works right (and you can't use the CUPS web interface with SimplyMEPIS 6.x -- use KDE Control Center instead). You may see the same issue with Epsons (I don't know if you would or not).
See this post for more details and screen prints on what you need to do with an HP (and repeat the above to make sure it's setup as the Default if you reinstall it). It may be similar for Epsons (printer showing up more than once and need reinstalling with the second choice).
http://www.mepis.org/node/11444
Jim C.
Thanks Jim you were spot on.
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Thanks Jim you were spot on. All I needed to do was set my epson printer as default and it worked.
again many thanks...
If I could remember where I
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If I could remember where I found this info, or how I figured it out, I'd tell you, but here's my entry in the "Printer Command" window.
/usr/bin/lpr -P LJIII
Note: I'm using the parallel port, and my printer is an old HP LaserJet III, named "LJIII".
Hope this at least gives you something to work with, if I can remember how I discovered this I'll post a follow-up.
Paul