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        cliffcoggin
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        I just noticed a new application for printing from UT in the Open Store called Simple Printing. I am pleased to say it discovered my wireless printer and printed a colour PDF with no fuss at all. Well done and thank you toThomas BΓΌning.

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          stanwood @cliffcoggin
          last edited by stanwood

          @cliffcoggin Yes, this is amazing!

          However it doesn't work on my side (Vollaphone OTA-21 + HP OfficeJet 8022e).
          Printer is well recognized but prints unreadable symbols on dozens of pages. (I tried 2 different PDF, one .xls file, one picture, rebooted both devices twice, but no change)

          But this look promising! πŸ˜‰ Thanks for this app!

          Unreadable prints.jpg

          Redmi Note 9S Stable
          If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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            cliffcoggin @stanwood
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            @stanwood It worked on my Nexus 5. Try yours.

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              stanwood @cliffcoggin
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              @cliffcoggin I just tested it on my Nexus 5 (same printer because I don't have another one).
              Unfortunately the problem is the same.
              I have to stop the print job from the printer because dozens of pages are printed with these anarchic letters and symbols.

              Redmi Note 9S Stable
              If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                cliffcoggin @stanwood
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                @stanwood The difference must be the printer. I have a HP Color Laserjet Pro M281fdw.

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                  Emphrath
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                  Doesn't work on bacon - halium/devel canon ip7250

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                    kugiigi
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                    I was really hoping this will work but it won't even detect my Epson 3150 both via LAN and WiFi Direct 😞
                    This is on Xperia X and Lenovo M10.

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                      libremax
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                      Don't detect my Canon MP640 on my N5.

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                        cliffcoggin
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                        A thought just occurred to me. My N5 has always shown the printer in its Wi-Fi connections, (plus my router and my neighbour's router,) so perhaps the printing application is only detecting existing connections rather than actively searching for new printers. Does that make sense or am I talking through the back of my head?

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                          stanwood @cliffcoggin
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                          @cliffcoggin On my latest test I had to reboot the device to search again for my printer. But not sure though.

                          Maybe a settings menu with "new search" in a future version would help?

                          Redmi Note 9S Stable
                          If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                            nero355
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                            How would one print something from Ubuntu Touch in general and what does this app add to that ?!

                            I would expect Ubuntu Touch to have built-in printing support since my Kubuntu 20.04 LTS install does it flawlessly : Both Printing and Scanning! πŸ˜„

                            My phones :

                            • BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Phone Edition - Ubuntu Touch 16.04 LTS
                            • ZUK Z2 Pro - ZUI Android 8.x
                            • Xiaomi Mi 9T - Jolla SailFish 3.4.x Community Build

                            P.S. : I am NOT a developer! ;)

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                              Lakotaubp @nero355
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                              @nero355 Mixing desktop OS and a mobile OS. UT does not have an out if the box print option.

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                                cliffcoggin @nero355
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                                @nero355 Why would you expect that? It's a phone not a computer.

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                                  kugiigi
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                                  Printing (CUPS) was supposed to be in the image but it pulled back. I believe it's because the image size becoming too big for some device. Also, its functionality may havenot really reached a usable state.

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                                    nero355 @cliffcoggin
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                                    @cliffcoggin said in Simple printing:

                                    @nero355 Why would you expect that? It's a phone not a computer.

                                    Why wouldn't I expect that ?!

                                    It's a phone that is powered by the same type of Kernel that holds the driver for my printer on my Laptop! πŸ˜‰

                                    (Avoiding the versions of both here, but you get the idea!)

                                    My phones :

                                    • BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Phone Edition - Ubuntu Touch 16.04 LTS
                                    • ZUK Z2 Pro - ZUI Android 8.x
                                    • Xiaomi Mi 9T - Jolla SailFish 3.4.x Community Build

                                    P.S. : I am NOT a developer! ;)

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