[kde-freebsd] Cannot print *.pdf in Okular

[Arkadyi Dudevitch]

Good day!
> Arkadyi Dudevitch <dudevitch at englerllc.com> writes:
> > I have problem with print from okular. I'm using FreeBSD 8.0-p3 + KDE
> > 4.4.4. I can print test page. Print from OpenOffice - ok. But I cannot
> > print files(pdf, etc) in Okular.
> > Printer - network Laser Jet 1300(lpd://192.168.0.16/lp)
> > 
> > In make.conf:
> > WITH_CUPS=YES
> > CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE=YES
> > WITHOUT_LPR=YES
> > 
> > Print under KDE3 works without problem.
> 
> I also had problems printing with okular, but with your setup you
> should not run into the same problem I had.
> 
> I'll describe my problem and solution anyway.  I couldn't print from
> okular using 7.3-REL and KDE 4.3.5.  It seems like qt4 execs the lpr
> program to do the actual printing!  You therefore need to have the
> CUPS lpr (/usr/local/bin/lpr) before the legacy lpr (/usr/bin/lpr) in
> your path for printing to work.  I just moved /usr/bin/lpr aside, and
> linked /usr/local/bin/lpr to /usr/bin.
> 
> (Wouldn't it be better for qt4 to use libcups instead???)
> 
> Bengt
Yes. This method works. But I don't understand why the solution doesn't work 
with make.conf. 
Many thanks for the reply!!
-- 
Best regards,
Arkadiy Dudevich,
ENGLER UKRAINE LLC
mailto: dudevitch at englerllc.com