Is making something “printer-friendly” skeuomorphic design?
This is the definition of Skeuomorphic design from wikipedia: a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were inherent … Read more
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Don’t require root to add printers
Add the user to the lp group. If that doesn’t work, check ls -l /dev/_your_printer_ and see which group owns it
What advantage does a 2400×600 dpi printer have over a 1200×1200 dpi printer?
Most likely this has to do with mechanics; a new “line” requires precise action from the roller that moves paper; a new “column” … Read more
CUPS: Adding printer fails with “Unable to get list of printer drivers: Success”
I found a way to debug this problem. Cups runs lpinfo -m to get a list of printer drivers, and this runs scripts … Read more
Firefox: Avoid splitting images and lines of text when printing
This issue has been bothering me for a long time. I found that if you right-click on the page, go to “Inspect Element” … Read more
Print text from terminal
Last time I was using such a system, I used to prefer enscript. It’s been a while but I seem to recall it … Read more
Printing from Windows 7 command line
The print command uses the following synatx for the /d: switch: Specifies the printer on which you want to print the job. You … Read more
Why is the printer reversing black and white?
If others have same issue, what helped solved my problem with Mac to Canon printer (over wifi) was: when printing a PDF, in … Read more
Should an ATM display the balance on-screen after transaction?
Only if that’s what they’ve asked for. From a usability perspective – There will be people who don’t want the balance to be … Read more
Print from a page that doesn’t allow any commands?
Some websites prevent you from using keyboard shortcuts because they are worried that you will steal content such as trying to save an … Read more
