Does cups support printing microsoft doc and ppt printing

[chandrashekar]

> > chandrashekar wrote:
> >
> > >> chandrashekar wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi
> > >> >
> > >> > Can you please let me know if there is any option to enable cups
> > >> > printing doc's and ppt files. Do I need to change in mime.types and
> > >> > mime.convs or do i need to add seperate filters for these conversions.
> > >>
> > >> You may also look at the officetops filter at the cups.org links.
> > >>
> > >> Helge
> > >>
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am looking at officetops filter to get configured on my machine. I have
> > > 2 issues here.
> > >
> > > 1. when I launch spadmin Add Printer ->Choose PPD, which PPD to choose ?
> > > they say Acrobat Distiller where do I find it ? Ubuntu doesnt support such
> > > package right ? 2. when I do "su lp". I am unable to open soffice. Getting
> > > below error: soffice.bin X11 error: Cant open display: Set DISPLAY
> > > environment variable, use -display option.
> > >
> > > Note: soffice is running only with root privilege.
> > >
> > > How do I resolve these issues. Please help me out
> >
> > The Add Printer dialog should display a list of printers, the first of the
> > listed printers should read "Acrobat Distiller 3.0". If this isn't there,
> > the preset "Generic Printer" should be OK.
> >
> > soffice and its childs require a running X server and need the display
> > number to open, so set the DISPLAY environment variable correctly.
> > You need to set up a "fake" X server (like Xvfb) if your CUPS is running on
> > a headless machine. Please tell us on what system you are going to install
> > this filter.
> >
> > And no, soffice should be world-executable.
> >
> > Helge
> >
> 1. I added the printer properly with "Generic Printer"
> 2. Installed svfb, verified X Server running via startx its running, Set DISPLAY=:0.0
> 3. I switched to "su lp" and try to open soffice I am getting below issues
> stat: cannot read file system information for `/var/spool/lpd': No such file or directory
> [Java framework] Error in function createSettingsDocument (elements.cxx).
> javaldx failed!
> Failed to open display
>

System I am using is Ubuntu 11.04(Natty)