[OpenVPMS Developers] Does the system print directly to printer or display in browser?

Another question. :-)

Does openvpms print directly to printer or display the item to be printed in the browser and then you can print from the browser?

-- Albert T. Wong VetAnyware, Veterinary Business Software Solutions

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Re: [OpenVPMS Developers] Does the system print directly to prin

Hi Albert,

Both.

You can print directly to a printer if that printer is defined on the server that hosts the web application. You can assign printers to templates and specify these printers by practice location. You can also tell the system not to interact with the printer during printing so will not display print dialogue with option to Print, Preview or Cancel.

The Preview option in the Print dialogue downloads the document to the browser at which point it can be printed.

We currently do not have an option in the template to default to Preview on Print. Maybe a good idea in your application of the software ?

Cheers tony

On 3/05/09 5:38 AM, "Albert T. Wong" :

> Another question. :-)  > > Does openvpms print directly to printer or display the item to be printed in > the browser and then you can print from the browser?

Re: [OpenVPMS Developers] Does the system print directly to prin

HI Tony,

That's the plan. I was hoping to have all reports go into a browser and then print to whatever printer is hooked up to the browser/workstation (so that you can work on the road or at home and not be tied to the office).

Preview is definitely a pretty good option in the meantime. Another potential solution is to use CUPS-PDF and use a PDF to email script as a CUPS postprocessing script.

On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Tony De Keizer wrote:

> Hi Albert, > > Both. > > You can print directly to a printer if that printer is defined on the > server that hosts the web application. You can assign printers to templates > and specify these printers by practice location. You can also tell the > system not to interact with the printer during printing so will not display > print dialogue with option to Print, Preview or Cancel. > > The Preview option in the Print dialogue downloads the document to the > browser at which point it can be printed. > > We currently do not have an option in the template to default to Preview on > Print. Maybe a good idea in your application of the software ? > > Cheers > tony > > > On 3/05/09 5:38 AM, "Albert T. Wong" : > > Another question. :-) > > Does openvpms print directly to printer or display the item to be printed > in the browser and then you can print from the browser? > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenVPMS Developers Mailing List > developers@lists.openvpms.org > To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: > http://lists.openvpms.org/listinfo/developers > Posts from this mailing list can be viewed online and replied to in the > OpenVPMS Developer's forum- http://tinyurl.com/openvdf > >

-- Albert T. Wong VetAnyware, Veterinary Business Software Solutions

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