[FreeNX-kNX] Printing with Cups 1.1 on fedora core5 and non KDE applications

[Marcel kraan]

I have added this to the 'startkde' script and it's working
we have a full printing machine.....  :-)


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# upgrade nxserver from marcel at kraan.net
# file: /usr/bin/startkde

. $HOME/.kde/share/config/kdeprintrc
#. $KDEHOME/share/config/kdeprintrc
export IPP_PORT=$Port

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I have added this to the 'startkde' script and it's working
we have a printing machine.....   :-)
thanks for al the support




Alastair Johnson wrote:
> On Monday 27 November 2006 08:54, Paul van der Vlis wrote:
>> Marcel kraan schreef:
>>> Hello Alastair,
>>>
>>> I have the printing working...
> Good news :-)
>>> I have erased all fedora core 5 teststations and installed fedora core 2.
>>> within 10 minutes the printing was working.
>>> cups-1.1.20-6
>>> libgnomecups-0.1.6-7
>>> cups-libs-1.1.20-6
> Did yum on fc5 upgrade cups from 1.1 to 1.2 when you weren't looking? It's 
> caught me out a couple of times with other upgrades that break things.
>>>
>>> the
>>> export IPP_PORT=10004
>>> Is also working but i must add it manual before starting a print
>>> 'program' (like openoffice)
>>> it's into the nxnode near the printcommand but i don't get it to work?
>>>
>>> the environment is not showing the IPP_PORT  ???
>>>
>>> So i'am are now at 99%
>>> Thanks for al your help it brought me to printing :-)
>> Hello Marcel and Alastair,
>>
>> What worked for me is the following:
>>
>> In "node.conf" there are startscripts for KDE, Gnome, and CDE. I've used
>> Gnome so I made a script called /usr/local/bin/gnome-start and changed
>> COMMAND_START_GNOME="/usr/local/bin/gnome-start".
>>
>> In Gnome start I could change environment-variables, and read personal
>> config-scripts in the home-directory of a user. In the last line I start
>> Gnome, what starts then with this environment. Something like this:
>>
>> --------
>> #!/bin/bash
>> umask 0002
>> export TESTVAR=test21
>> /usr/bin/X11/setxkbmap -rules xfree86 -model pc104 -layout us -option ""
>> . ~/.gnomerc
>> . ~/IPP_PORT
>> # /usr/lib/control-center/gnome-settings-daemon &
>> echo "hi" > /home/paul/hi
>> /usr/bin/gnome-session
>> --------
>>
>> At the moment it does not work, I don't know why. The line with IPP_PORT
>> has never worked. I have the idea the script is completely not started
>> at the moment. But it did work before, so the idea is good.
> Where does ~/IPP_PORT come from? Do you create it from nxnode? that should 
> work so long as gnome-session doesn't reset or override it. I'll have to try 
> this. Thanks.
>> The same you can do with KDE, off cause.
>>
>> With regards,
>> Paul van der Vlis.