Re: Canon iP4200

In article <C5E6FFB3.E04D%lynn.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Lynn W <lynn.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 18/3/09 12:02, in article
timstreater-3B2CD7.12020518032009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tim Streater"
<timstreater@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <slrngs1hdb.1bsj.jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jim <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 2009-03-18, T i m <news@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ah, so because you set the defaults in the printing prefs, then you can
subsequently use telepathy when you want something printed? The app just
"knows" you want it done, eh?

Noooo (silly boy). You go into prefs and set the prefs for the default
(<< look that up somewhere) settings for the printer. When you
*actually* print you *may* want to change the settings on the fly.

The problem here is: *which* defaults? Defaults for plain paper A4? Inkjet
paper? CDs?

As I recall (been a while, might be wrong) the print dialog box allows you
to create named settings - so I have a few that are 'CD Printing', 'Plain
paper A4', 'Long Christmas cards' etc.

For me, having one set of defaults would be meaningless. And putting this
in
the print dialog box makes perfect sense, because that's the only time you
know what you're going to print next.

Exactly. I think about default settings for a given situation, when I'm
faced with it, which is when I'm printing something and want it, e.g.,
to be duplex and short-edge-binding. AT THAT MOMENT the lightbulb goes
on and I save those settings as a named set. Then I can simply choose
that named set next time - and, guess what, its there in all apps, not
just the one I was using when I created it.

Since unlike T i m I don't think about printer default settings when
I'm in the bath (say), the notion of doing it via the prefs seems
bizarre.

Okay after reading all the replies I've obviously missed something here, I
can't find where I would 'save' any preset. I just don't get the option
'save' when changing settings.
Lynn

Look in the Presets popup in the Print dialogue. Options there to save,
delete, rename, and Save As.

--
Tim

"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689
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