Printer Applet

Printer applet, shown in Figure 1, allows you to print files by dragging them onto the applet from the desktop or file manager. To learn how to add this applet to a Panel, see .

Figure 1. Printer Applet

Usage

To print a file from your desktop or file manager, drag the file onto the printer applet.

Right-Click Pop-Up Menu Items

In addition to the standard menu items (see ), the right-click pop-up menu has the following items:

Properties

You can configure printer applet by right-clicking on the applet and choosing the Properties... menu item. This will open the Properties dialog, shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Properties Dialog

To change the label displayed at the bottom of the printer applet, ("Print" in Figure 1 in the section called Printer Applet) type a new name in the Printer name field. This setting is useful if you have more than one printer available for use and wish to add a printer applet to the Panel for each printer. The Printer name does not determine which printer your file will be printed to, it exists as an easy means to to distinguish between printers should you have more than one printer applet installed on your Panel.

To change the command the printer applet uses to print your files, you may enter a new command in the Print command field. By default, the printer applet uses the command lpr, which is common to many systems. Your system may use a different command. If you're unsure, check your system's documentation.

NoteNote for advanced users
 

If you have more than one printer, you may designate which printer to send files to by changing the Print command setting. For instance, if your system uses the command lpr to print files and you need to print your file on the printer named "ljet5", you would change the Print command setting to lpr -Pljet5.

For more information on the Properties dialog, including descriptions of the OK, Apply, Cancel, and Help buttons, see .

Known Bugs and Limitations

There are no known bugs in the printer applet.

Authors

This applet was writen by Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena . The documentation for this applet which you are reading now was written by Michael Hall . For information on submitting bug reports and suggestions for improvements, see .