GTK Calls from CUPS Backend - Getting filename

Michael Sweet mike at easysw.com
Wed Aug 3 05:34:29 PDT 2005


Mohit Kumar wrote:
>>You could pass the filename as a job option, e.g.:
>>
>>     lp -o output-filename=foo.pdf bar.jpg
>>
>>Aside from that, you'll need to come up with a (network/named pipe)
>>protocol to communicate between your backend and a desktop
>>application...
>>
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>>Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products           mike at easysw dot com
>>Internet Printing and Publishing Software        http://www.easysw.com
> 
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Let me give you an example. Lets take OpenOffice Editor. When I open the print dialog it has an option for giving a filename to which the file has to be printed. Now this option is a CUPS property or a Open Office property? My guess is that its an office property.

That is an open office property.

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Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products           mike at easysw dot com
Internet Printing and Publishing Software        http://www.easysw.com




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