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Setting up your printer for StarOffice

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.1

Request:

The printer needs to be set up for StarOffice.

Procedure:

First, make sure that the printer is properly set up with apsfilter and that you can print to it from the command line using the command lpr. There is a chapter on printing in the manual (Chapter 11 in the 6.1 manual). Having a look at the printing checklist can also be helpful: Printer-checklist.html.

Once the printing system is configured to use apsfilter, it will be available for printing in StarOffice:

GENERIC POSTCRIPT PRINTER Queue default ()

If you select this, everything should work fine.


Background information (from the StarOffice Linux FAQ)

If you want to print under LINUX to a non postscript printer, you will need a conversion program which can convert a file from Postscript to a format compatible with your printer. The settings are in the Xpdefaults file which is located in the /xp3 directory of the StarOffice. Open this file with your favorite editor. In the section titled [devices] you will find the defined StarOffice printer. The last line, with comma separated parameters is a symbolic name, ie. lp. In the section titled [ports] this symbolic name is used to assign commands. These command(s) is/are command(s) that are used on the LINUX command line to send print jobs to your print device. For example, for Ghostsctipt, the section [ports] might look like:

[ports]
lp=gs -sDEVICE=deskjet -dNOPAUSE -q -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -sOutputFile=- - quit.ps | lpr -P lp3 -T $XPDOCNAME

In this example, the output would be sent to queue lp3, which is a Deskjet. If you are using a different program than Ghostscript, have a look at the documentation of the program to determine the command line options for converting and printing to your printer. Once you have determined the commands, place them after the symbolic name for the printer, ie lp=COMMAND(S). When printing to the newly configured printer, those commands will be run, creating a file which your printer is capable of printing. Additional information on setting up printers is located in the file "install.pdf", which can be viewed during the psetup program (which we recommend for installing a printer on your system), and in the Xpdefaults file itself.

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Keywords: PRINTER, STAROFFICE, PRINT

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Categories: Commercial Applications , Printer

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