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Re: How to switch the default printer?


  • Subject: Re: How to switch the default printer?
  • From: Laurent Daudelin <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:17:06 -0700

Well... suppose from my application, I want to convert a Word document to PDF. How would I do that? I did quite a bit of research and the only way I found was to use CUPS-PDF and have Word print to that printer. Then, I can retrieve the converted PDF document. Is there any other way?

I don't do any printing from my own app but I want to have various applications that can print to convert a given document to PDF...


-Laurent.
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On Oct 15, 2009, at 11:01, Kyle Sluder wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Laurent Daudelin
> <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Yes, I know, it's terrible, but it's part of being able to convert any
>> document to PDF and so far, I haven't found any other way then using a
>> virtual printer driver. So, I have to temporarily switch to that printer to
>> convert a document, then revert back to what it was. It's not only for my
>> app, so NSPrintInfo is of no use in my situation :-(
>
> Hm, please elaborate.  The OS can already turn any print operation
> into a PDF.  What exactly does your solution do, and why should it not
> require the user to specify your virtual printer as the chosen one, a
> la Distiller?
>
> --Kyle Sluder

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