Hi,

Every time I start K-Meleon and try to print something it reverts me to a default system printer. Which would normally probably be a usefull feature is for me a huge pain since I, with a bunch of colleagues, use it as a base browser for a number of webapps that always and only print on specific printer (label printers, receipt printers, etc.).

Is there a way to make K-Meleon remember the last printer used between sessions? Better yet, is there a way to force it to use the printer defined in print.print_printer, as it seems to ignore the setting for me? Also, I've tried meddling with print.save_print_settings, print.use_global_printsettings and probably every "print." about:config value there is.

This is even more important for me since I'd hugely like to use the browser with print.always_print_silent enabled...

I'd cheer even for the most ugly hack to make K-Meleon print on one printer and that printer alone.

Thanks,
RS

Strange, people usually like inverted behavior.

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Yes, that's what I've seen a lot on the forums.

It is however problematic for a lot of webapps, where the enduser is supposed to have to do as little as possible, preferably down to a one-click interface. Printing labels, etc. is a one example.

While searching for ways to solve my problem I've also come across others asking for ways to force printing behaviour on a browser. Since allowing that with javascript or so is an obvious security risk, I figure about:config is the way to go, like with the print.alwas_print_silent=true allowing you to skip the print dialog at all. Unfortunately you can't do that if you can't also force using the one desired printer...

Hence my problem.

Force always is done via user.js. In theory that overrules all other settings.

That would be neat if K-Meleon actualy read the print.print_printer... to what I've managed to achieve it never does. I mean that whatever printer i set with that option it still always prints to system default...

Hi again,

Just a question, but is there any chance this will be fixed / added in future versions?
Again if any hack to this is possible, please please let me know

Best regards,
Roman

I haven't printer, but someone with printer could confirm this bug and open a bug reporter to fix it in next versions.

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I haven't printer, but someone with printer could confirm this bug and open a bug reporter to fix it in next versions.

Seems to be bug - Andrew forwarded a similar problem via for mail list.

p.s. I have printer no network - but stand alone OS.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/10/2009 08:24AM by guenter.

FYI

Turns out the problem only exists when using File -> Print. Printing with javascript print() remembers the last used printer as if those two were totaly different functions.

Thanks for help and hits everyone and my best regards,

RS

http://www.fetal.de/index.php?id=18

download setdefaultprinter from link above.. command line tool, launch kmeleon from it with the desired printer in the parameter and kmeleon will use that printer as default.