Printing Files from X Applications
If you are running an X application such as a browser, you can use the application's print function to send a file to the Exceed onDemand Server and then print it as you would a local file.
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The following procedure is generic. The print feature in the application from which you want to print may operate differently. |
To print from an X application:
- Enable printing and specify the appropriate printing behavior for your X session. For more information, see Defining Printing Settings.
- Find the location of elpr on your UNIX machine by asking your system administrator, or by using the which command:
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> which elpr
- Open the file you want to print in an application associated with its file type, and click Print.
- In the print dialog box that opens, edit the print command by specifying the location of elpr. For example:
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/user/local/bin/elpr
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If you want to give the file a .ps extension, edit the command as follows:
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/user/local/bin/elpr -ext .ps
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If you want to disable any information messages, edit the command as follows:
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/user/local/bin/elpr -ext .ps -q
- Click Print. The file is automatically sent to the Exceed onDemand Server.
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Depending on which When Print Job(s) Available option is enabled on the Printing page of the Exceed onDemand Xconfig dialog box, the Server Files dialog box may open to prompt you to select a file for printing. If the dialog box does not open automatically, you can access it by clicking File and then Server Files from the Exceed onDemand Desktop menu. The icons to the left of the file name in the dialog box indicate the file's printability. For more information, see Exceed onDemand Server Files Dialog Box.
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If you enabled Print Automatically for the When Print Job(s) Available option on the Printing page of the Exceed onDemand Xconfig dialog box, then all printable files are automatically sent to the default printer. In this case, the Server Files dialog box does not appear and you are not required to select files for printing. If no default printer is specified, then you are prompted to select one. |
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If the Server Files dialog box is already opened, then a confirmation message appears. For printable files, click Yes to begin printing the file, or click No to cancel printing and update the Server Files dialog box with a new list of print files. For non-printable files, click Yes to print all printable files on the server, or click No to cancel printing and update the Server Files dialog box with a new list of print files. |
- In the Server Files dialog box, select the file that you want to print and then select the appropriate file format:
- AutoExceed onDemand attempts to select the appropriate file format.
- BinaryRecommended for printing file types other than text.
- ASCIIRecommended for printing text files (.txt or .ps).
- Print the selected file by doing the following:
- To print a printable file (a .txt or .ps file), click Print. The selected file is automatically sent to the default printer. Alternatively, you can click Open or Save to preview or save the file to your local machine before printing the file.
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The following apply only to Exceed onDemand Client for Windows: |
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- All printable files open a standard print dialog box that allows you to designate a printer for the job.
- If you select and print a combination of text and non-text files, a standard print dialog box opens. The non-text files are sent to the printer you specify, and the text files are sent to the default printer.
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- To print a non-printable file (a file other than .txt or .ps), you must first open the file using an application that does support it. To do this, click Open. You can then print the file from within the application. Alternatively, you can click Save to first save the file to your local machine before opening and printing the file.
Related Topics
Printing with Exceed onDemand Client
Printing Files from the UNIX Command Line
Exceed onDemand Server Files Dialog Box