KDE Print error using CUPS and enscript

[Michael Goffioul]

Ernie Pasveer wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I haven't got any response yet from my previous post. I'm think because
> I sent the list screenshots instead of just listing the errors. So, here
> are the errors.

Did you miss my answer on kde-print? See

http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-print&m=103492890910888&w=2

> 
> Here's the error I get while trying to print anything while in Konquorer
> or any KDE program.
> 
>         enscript -M Letter -p '' '/tmp/kde-erniep/kdeprint_ARtRnTO'
>         execution failed with message:
> 
>         enscript: couldn't create output file "": No such file or directory.
> 
> Now in my configuration window I have:
> 
>         Command:  enscript -M %psu %filterargs %filteroutput %filterinput
> 
>         Input From
>                 File: %in
>                 Pipe:
> 
>         Output To
>                 File: -p %out
>                 Pipe: -p -
> 
> Can anyone explain what %psu, %filterargs, and the other % variables are? and
> how they get set?

%psu: paper size with first letter as capital letter
%filterargs: command-line options as described in the associated XML file
%filterinput: the input specification (file or pipe)
%filteroutput: the output specification (file or pipe)
%in: the input file
%out: the output file

All tags are replaced at run-time by KDEPrint using the print
options and the potential input/output file (depending on the place
of the filter in the filter chain).

> How is there a '' being set as an argument to enscript.

The '' you get stands for the output file, which happens to be empty.
The real problem is: why is the enscript filter being used when printing
from a KDE app. It shouldn't. Check your ~/.lpoptions file.

Michael.

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