Evolution 2.32.3 && printing
John Hein
jhein at symmetricom.com
Wed May 23 16:30:28 UTC 2012
Polytropon wrote at 11:45 +0200 on May 23, 2012:
> On Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:18 +0200, Matthias Apitz wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I run Evolution 2.32.3 in FreeBSD 9-CURRENT in my office because I have
> > to use a MS Exchange server with OWA only;
> >
> > When I want to print something (Ctrl-P) a dialog comes up presenting the
> > CUPS configured printers and a field where one could type in a command
> > line for printing; this field is pre-set to
> >
> > lpr
> >
> > I would like to have it set to
> >
> > lpr -Paps -o SelectColor=Grayscale -o ....
> >
> > I don't see how to configure this.
>
> I see tow ways to do it:
>
> 1. Change the settings for your default printer in the CUPS
> configuration web page. Make "aps" the default printer
> and add the desired options. Now "lpr" will default to
> that specific set of options.
>
> 2. Consult Evolution's documentation in regards of a config
> file that allows overriding the content of the printing
> dialog setting (such as xpdf can do). Good luck. :-)
3. Install mail/davmail (gateway from proprietary exchange formats to
standard protocols) and use any mail client you want (via imap or
pop). And use any calendar client you want (caldav, ical).
A bit off topic unless you have an email client that you
can more easily achieve your goal - so worth mentioning.
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