[ale] Linux printing just plain sux.

Jonathan Rickman jdr at xcorps.net
Thu Aug 5 07:45:34 EDT 2004


> I know it sounds like a weak solution, but I just change my 
> default printer, then let each app print to the the default.  
> That way I don' thave to worry about each app's printing 
> subsystem...printing just works.  I do have an issue with 
> Galeon printing multiple blank pages b/f printing content 
> (only app to do it), but that is a minor annoyance.  

That's what I do as well (On Linux and sometimes on Windows). BTW, this is
not a problem exclusive to Linux either. There are plenty of Windows apps
out there that handle printers poorly. 

--
Jonathan



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