Printing with Exceed onDemand Client

With Exceed onDemand Client, you can access files and print them as you would a local file using Hummingbird Exceed onDemand Print Utility (elpr).

Note: 
  elpr is provided on the Exceed onDemand CD. To enable printing, system administrators must copy or install elpr to each machine running X applications from which users need to print.

You can use elpr from the command line or configure X applications to use elpr as the default printer. Exceed onDemand supports printing of only printable files, which are plain text (.txt) files, and, depending on the printer, PostScript (.ps) files. You can also print images. All other files are not supported by Exceed onDemand printing and are considered non-printable files.

Note: 
  Most UNIX applications can produce PostScript-formatted output, but many printers do not support this file type. In such cases, you can use third-party applications to convert the PostScript to a supported format.

When you print from an X session, the files that you want to print are first transferred from your X session to the Exceed onDemand Server. You can then access and print the files at any time using the Server Files dialog box. Non-printable files must first be opened in a valid application, and then printed from within the application.

To print a file from an X session:

  1. Use elpr to transfer the file that you want to print from your X session to Exceed onDemand Server, using any of the following methods:

All files that are sent to the server are listed in the Server Files dialog box. You can access the Server Files dialog box by clicking File on the Exceed onDemand Desktop menu and then clicking Server Files.
  1. In the Server Files dialog box, select a file and print it as you would a local file.

Related Topics

Defining Printing Settings

Printing Files from the UNIX Command Line

Printing Files from X Applications

Displaying the Exceed onDemand Desktop Menu

Exceed onDemand Server Files Dialog Box