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Printing properties (array-wide)

Attributes on the Printing Properties panel of Array Manager are general printing settings for the array. The attributes apply to all array members.

From the command line, use tarantella config to view and edit these settings.

Array ManagerCommand lineDescription
Printing--array-printing-mapprinter 2 | 1 | 0Controls which client printers users can print to from their Tarantella session. By default, users can print to all their client printers.
Command lineArray Manager
2Let users print to all client printers
1Let users print to client's default printer
0No client printers available.
  • If you select No client printers available, you can still use PDF printing.
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
  • If users can only print to their default printer and they want to print to a different printer, they have to log out of Tarantella, change the default printer and then log in to Tarantella again. Alternatively, you can allow users to select a printer by changing this attribute.

Note Print jobs from Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4 or Windows (SCO Merge) application servers can only be printed to the client's default printer.

Printing: Let users print to a PDF printer--array-printing-pdfenabled 1 | 0Enables Tarantella PDF printing.
  • PDF printing is enabled by default
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
PDF Printing: Driver name--array-printing-pdfdriver driver_nameType the name of the printer driver installed on your Windows 2000/2003 application servers for use with Tarantella PDF printing.
  • This attribute is only available if PDF printing is enabled.
  • The printer driver must be a PostScript printer driver.
  • The default is HP Color LaserJet 8500 PS.
  • The name of the printer driver must match the name of the printer driver installed on your Windows 2000/2003 application servers exactly. Pay particular attention to the use of capitals and spaces.
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
PDF Printing: Display Adobe Reader Print dialog--array-printing-pdfprompt 1 | 0Controls whether or not the Adobe® Reader® print dialog displays when users print. This allows users to choose which printer they print to and to choose print options.
  • This attribute is only available if PDF printing is enabled.
  • By default, the print dialog does not display (0).
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
PDF Printing: Make PDF printer the default for Windows 2000/3--array-printing-pdfisdefault 1 | 0Sets the Tarantella PDF printer as the client's default printer when printing from a Windows 2000/2003 application server.
  • This attribute is only available if PDF printing is enabled.
  • By default, the Tarantella PDF printer is not the default (0).
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
Related topics
  • Configuring Tarantella PDF printing
  • Introducing Tarantella printing
  • Introducing Array Manager
  • What is an array?