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Author Topic: Have default printer set differently from within different applications  (Read 5,967 times)

mouser

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We've talked about this before on DC -- i have no idea why it hasn't been done before (that i know of) long ago.  Actually i'm not sure why i didn't code it long ago.

But anyway, this seems like a very useful application.  With it you can have different default printers set automatically based on the application you are currently using, regardless of any support from within the program itself for choosing a printer.

From a ghacks article today.


http://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/27/switch-default-computer-printers-automatically/


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Woah, super useful! Thanks Mouser. :)

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Does ghacks have the most ugly font display on the Internet?

in my Firefox 3.6:

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Thanks mouser,
what's the FARR printer plugin again - ah, PrinterList (it allows you to easily change default printer)
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=9061.0


Edit: I added your font post here Curt:
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=19797.msg206987#msg206987
Tom

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