Re: [gentoo-user] Changing printing options from within application

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

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On Monday 20 Jun 2011 02:46:42 Dale wrote:
> Mick wrote:
> > Perhaps I'm doing this wrong, but I can't change print settings from
> > within an application, e.g. using Okular, FF, etc. I cannot change from
> > colour to greyscale.
> > 
> > I can only change these settings if I login to http://localhost:631 and
> > change the printer default settings there.
> > 
> > Is this how it is meant to work - what are plain users meant to do?
> > 
> > PS. This is a networked printer.
> 
> Are the users in the correct groups?  Mine looks like this:
> 
> root@fireball / # cat /etc/group | grep lp
> lp::7:lp,dale,dale2
> lpadmin:x:106:dale
> root@fireball / #
> 
> There could be other groups that are needed but checking those are a
> good idea too.

Thank you Dale, the lpadmin was missing.  It seems I was being extra cautious 
when I first set up cups on this machine a few years ago ...

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Regards,
Mick

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