maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Some things I don't understand

	RogerS	2008-04-13 , 14:20
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Originally Posted by gigabites

- Why can't I print to a networked printer? Notes, PDF reader, image tools, none have a "print" option. Sometimes all I want to do is print a simple text file, usually some short list I made in notes.

This was on my list of items I don't understand, but inadvertently got left off. Thanks for bringing it up!

For that matter, most or all of your items are head-scratchers on the same order as mine. I'm glad you added them to this thread.

Originally Posted by gigabites

My old Nokia 6230b cell phone can do it over IR and it's a couple years older than my N800! Sure there is probably an arcane method in cli, but regular apps should have a print or "send to printer" menu item.

Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles

You can't print to anything, there is no printing framework bundled with maemo. There are community solutions available, though.

Well, OK, there's no printer framework. That explains why no apps have Print commands.

But that just begs the real question. Why isn't there even a minimal print framework?

It's the answer to that question that I don't understand.

(OK, I haven't explored any community solutions. My attitude about that is evolving — "that" being "what Nokia should be expected to include and what I do to make my tablet life comfortable, if not serene."

Roger

PS: I've never even heard of cli. I hope the Linux natives aren't expecting "Oh, everyone who really needs to print would know they can just use cli" (or something like that).

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