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TkPrintTool - print files to printer, cancel request, etc.

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Facilities

"Filename" field

Specify file to be printed. Clicking the button at right of this field will popup a window to browse files.

"Filter" field

Specify the filter which will be used to print the file. If filters are registered in advance (this can be performed by "Configure..." button at right of this field), filter will be selected automatically when filename is entered.

"Configure..." button

Register filters which will be used when print files. List of registered filters will be displayed when this button is clicked, and entries in the list can be added, edited or deleted.

Registration of filters will be performed by specifying pattern of filename (*.jpeg, for example) and command used as filter (convert %s ps:-, for example). Registered filters will be stored in $HOME/.tkprinttool.bind file.

"Copies" menu

Specify number of copies of the output.

"Print Banner Page" button

If this button is set OFF, suppress banner page (title page) is it is available.

"Print" button

Clicking this button will send the request as specified on this panel.

"Printer" list

Select the destination printer. This will used as destination when "Print" button is clicked, and as target to display status when "Status" button is clicked.

If environment variable PRINTER or LPDEST is set, the printer will be selected initially.

"Information..." button

Display information about the printer selected in "Printer" list.

"Status" list

Status of printer selected in "Printer" list will be displayed when "Status" button is clicked. This will also used to cancel request.

"Status" button

Refresh information displayed in "Status" list.

"Stop Printing" button

Clicking this button will cancel requests selected in the "Status" list.