Bug#489765: libgtk2.0-0: does not allow lpr printing through Iceweasel 3

[Sven Arvidsson]

On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 18:31 +0200, Jan Willem Stumpel wrote:
> Iceweasel 3 cannot print when using lprng; only when using CUPS.  
> 
> Installing libgtk2.0-0 by compiling the sources from gtk.org (there called 
> gtk2+-2.10 or similar) cures the problem.
> 
> So it seems some Debian customisation of libgtk2.0-0 has killed lprng 
> compatibility. There are many users who prefer lprng. They can't print 
> from Iceweasel anymore, so this is a Bad Thing, making this bug Important. 
> 
> Please keep Debian applications as independent from each other as possible, 
> in order to preserve freedom of choice for the users.
> 
> See also the discussion on the Debian user list, starting approx. at
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2008/07/msg00430.html

Does setting:

gtk-print-backends = "file,lpr,cups"

In ~/.gtkrc-2.0 solve things for you?

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
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