When you type in your printer command on the latest Linux builds, it only keeps it for the current session. When you exist Mozzy and come back in again it's set back to: lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME} I saw that some work was being done on the Windows platform to try and use the system printers, I hope that isn't altering the way it works on Linux. If you type something into that box it should stick with you--even when you open Mozilla the next time. Users are not using that system directly so no GNOME or KDE applications are being used to select printers. Mozilla is running standalone. Nightly builds from 0825 still have this bug.

sujay: Can you confirm this for "trunk" builds ?

bz, do we have a DUP on this ?

I have done some testing, and the last build that works is 20020715. All builds that I have after this point have this bug. The printer does not display, only the lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME} line appears. The printer, however is correctly stored in the config files-> user_pref("print.printer_PostScript/default.print_command", "lpr -P mis_post"); Only builds previous to 07/15 display this info.

Still not working in Mozzy 20020905. This bug is prohibiting us from moving our build forward from 20020715 because the printers won't 'stick' from session to session.

Somewhere, someone found this bug and fixed it! It's fixed in daily build 20020911 Thanks guys.

verified per comments.

AFAIK this was fixed with bug 166217 ("Print settings on Linux are saved at shutdown but not read at next start") ...

This bug is back in the daily builds, Mozzy 20021230 has it. Instead of displaying the printer configuration, it displays the MOZ_PRINTER_NAME command. Tested on RH 7.3

Works for me, using linux nightly 2003011105. 1) Started mozilla with a new profile. 2) Picked File->Print. Selected printer properties and changed the print command to "cat > /tmp/foo.ps". 3) Printed, and verified /tmp/foo.ps was created. 4) Exited & restarted mozilla with the same profile. 5) Picked File->Print. Selected printer properties, saw the print command was still "cat > /tmp/foo.ps". 6) Stopped & restarted mozilla few more times without any change.

Still not working here on build 20030113. prefs.js indicates--> user_pref("print.printer_PostScript/default.print_command", "lpr -P lp@mis_post" ); But when you open Mozzy, your printer is set to lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME} When I go back to older builds, it correctly reports "lpr -P lp@mis_post" This bug seems to come and go, it's happened before and then been fixed and now it is back again.

Reporter can you reproduce this bug with a newer build (1.4 final)? If not, then please close this bug as worksforme. Thanks.

Let's close this out. Lately it's been working. It seems to come and go with various builds, but has been working lately.