How to set default printer for Thunderbird 3.x on Ubuntu?

[Randall J. Parr]

How does Thunderbird 3.x establish the default printer on Ubuntu using a
CUPS printing service?

Thunderbird appears to ignore both the MOZ_PRINTER_NAME variable and the
CUPS default.

That is, I can set and export the MOZ_PRINTER_NAME variable to say
"epson", then run Thunderbird and Thunderbird's print dialog still
defaults to the last printer I printed from.

I can also change the CUPS default printer to epson (both globally and
for that user) and the Thundbird rpint dialog still defaults to the last
printer I printed from.

Is there ANY mechanism for having the print dialog default to a given
printer (eg "epson")?

Thanks
R.Parr, RHCE, Temporal Arts

[goodwin]

edit>Prefs>advanced
config editor

check this setting

print_printer;<your printer>

[g]

On 11/05/2011 06:17 PM, Randall J. Parr wrote:
> How does Thunderbird 3.x establish the default printer on Ubuntu using a
> CUPS printing service?

---

have a look at;

http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries

where you will find at;

http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries#Print.

where you will see 3rd and 4th down are;

print. postscript.enabled
Boolean
True (default): Enable the the Postscript printing system
on Linux, Unix, or VMS.
False: Disable the system.

print. postscript.cups.enabled
Boolean
True (default): Enable CUPS support within the Postscript
printing system.
False: Do not try to access CUPS.

if you do not have above preference names in your "about:config", add them.


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please excuse. had firefox on brain. my bad.

On 11/07/2011 05:34 PM, g wrote:
> On 11/05/2011 06:17 PM, Randall J. Parr wrote:

>> How does Thunderbird 3.x establish the default printer on Ubuntu using a
>> CUPS printing service?

> ---
>
> have a look at;
>
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
>
> where you will find at;
>
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries#Print.
>
> where you will see 3rd and 4th down are;
>
> print. postscript.enabled
> Boolean
> True (default): Enable the the Postscript printing system
> on Linux, Unix, or VMS.
> False: Disable the system.
>
> print. postscript.cups.enabled
> Boolean
> True (default): Enable CUPS support within the Postscript
> printing system.
> False: Do not try to access CUPS.
>
> if you do not have above preference names in your "about:config", add them.
>
>
> hth.
>
>

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[g]

interesting. i do not find preference setting in thunderbird mentioned by
Goodwin, but i do have firefox setting i show below.

give them a try. "no guts, no blue chips".

On 11/07/2011 05:41 PM, g wrote:
> please excuse. had firefox on brain. my bad.
>
> On 11/07/2011 05:34 PM, g wrote:
>> On 11/05/2011 06:17 PM, Randall J. Parr wrote:

>>> How does Thunderbird 3.x establish the default printer on Ubuntu using a
>>> CUPS printing service?

>> ---
>>
>> have a look at;
>>
>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
>>
>> where you will find at;
>>
>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries#Print.
>>
>> where you will see 3rd and 4th down are;
>>
>> print. postscript.enabled
>> Boolean
>> True (default): Enable the the Postscript printing system
>> on Linux, Unix, or VMS.
>> False: Disable the system.
>>
>> print. postscript.cups.enabled
>> Boolean
>> True (default): Enable CUPS support within the Postscript
>> printing system.
>> False: Do not try to access CUPS.
>>
>> if you do not have above preference names in your "about:config", add them.