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darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2544 Location: near here

As a newbie it wasn't obvious how to get mtpaint to print.

I found using "lpr %f" with my printer set to server default worked. However, it doesn't give a dialogue box to set scale etc.

I contacted the developer and he said

"A dialog box can be added by user, if so desired, by configuring the
"Print" action to use a GUI printing tool, such as "gtklp" (
http://gtklp.sourceforge.net ) which is more-or-less standard on
Puppy, and should be installable through 5.1's package manager."

I'm not sure how to do this "gtklp" is not reconised in the terminal and does not come up in puppy package search.

Any help much appreciated ; -)

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6728 Location: hobart

It's here:

gtklp-1.2.5.pet

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2544 Location: near here

nice one, works a treat!

I wonder if there is anyway to alert newbies - like myself to this solution more easily?

Very Happy

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2544 Location: near here

Does Gimp or mtPaint+gtklp allow me to print a image across 2 A4 sheets?

Also is it possible to add print feature to Viewnior?

thanks

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2544 Location: near here

Added print instructions to wiki

www.puppylinux.org/wikka/UsingMtPaint

jpeps · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 3217

Both gtklp and gtklpq are already in Slacko...for some reason there's no .desktop files however, so they're not in the menu.

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2544 Location: near here

Thanks for the heads up.

I will update the wiki - to mention no need to download gtklp in slacko.

Is mtpaint configured to use gtklp in Slacko or is the print option still defaulted to kprint?

Also what is gtklpq?

jpeps · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 3217

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2544 Location: near here

I've updated the wiki-

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/UsingMtPaint

seems making