Re: lynx-dev Print option not working in v2.8.1

[dickey]

This works for me.  However, HP xterm is standard X Consortium code (now
The Open Group - but they don't maintain it).  That doesn't support a
printer.  XFree86 xterm does:

The XFree86 3.3.3.1 xterm supports ANSI color and VT220 emulation
There's an faq at
        http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey/xterm/xterm.faq.html
        ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/dickey/xterm
 
> Hi there! 
>  
> I am using Lynx v2.8.1, in HP xterm. To get printing options, I press "P", 
> and choose "Print out on a printer attached to your vt100 terminal". In the 
> ADVANCED usage mode, it shows link as LYNXPRINT://LPANSI/lines=##. Then it 
> asks to make sure the printer connected is on-line. I press return to say 
> yes. And it doesn't do anything: it just pops up the whole text on the 
> screen. 
> That's all. When I see my printer queue, I don't see any print request on my 
> name. 
>  
> Does anybody has solution to this problem ? I was looking in the code, but 
> couldn't find anything specific for printing to a connected printer. Is there 
> any option to specify printer connected to my UNIX machine ? 
>  
> I will really appreciate your help. 
>  
> Thanks! 
>  
> Prateek 
> 


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