Recently I faced with problem of printing from the Linux server to the printer connected to the Windows PC via USB. So, here is a brief how to do it using CUPS. 1. Type http://localhost:631/ in your browser to open CUPS web interface and go to “Add new printer” page. 2. For device choose “Windows Printer via SAMBA”. If this options isn’t presented in the […]
How to print PDF directly to the printer
We use following approach to build print view of documents in our web-based application. At the begging the document template is filled by real data and HTML page is generated. After that this page is sent to HTMLDOC which converts it into PDF. The users open the document via Acrobat plugin installed in the web browser. This approach has worked fine for years. But recently […]