After having printed something in any app (in WinOS), the choosen printer is already assigned in that app automatically for the future until it is changed by you ... is it different in OS X?
See, that's the way it oughta be. But it seems in OS X changing the printer in one app changes it in all of them. It just assumes that the last printer you used is the one you want to use.
I, for my part, have made PDF creator the default printer on my machine to avoid costly mistakes. That way, if I forget to assign a printer, a PDF pops up...
That, of course, is for Windoze, where you can select a system-wide default printer. I have no idea if or how this can be done on a Mac.
I don't have this issue on OS 10.5 in the Sys Prefs I have default printer set to the office printer. The photo printer (z3100) is not default and not shared either. I see an option in the list to use the "last printer used". Is that the one you have selected?
After having printed something in any app (in WinOS), the choosen printer is already assigned in that app automatically for the future until it is changed by you ... is it different in OS X?
ReplyDeleteSee, that's the way it oughta be. But it seems in OS X changing the printer in one app changes it in all of them. It just assumes that the last printer you used is the one you want to use.
ReplyDeleteNo, but if you leave your expensive printer turned off most of the time, you'll figure it out before it has a chance to print.
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I, for my part, have made PDF creator the default printer on my machine to avoid costly mistakes. That way, if I forget to assign a printer, a PDF pops up...
ReplyDeleteThat, of course, is for Windoze, where you can select a system-wide default printer. I have no idea if or how this can be done on a Mac.
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ReplyDeleteI don't have this issue on OS 10.5 in the Sys Prefs I have default printer set to the office printer. The photo printer (z3100) is not default and not shared either. I see an option in the list to use the "last printer used". Is that the one you have selected?
ReplyDeleteI've never had the z3100 printed to in error.
Simon,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, you found the *only* panel in System Prefs I have never even looked at!!
Yes, that was it, I can just set it to the laser printer instead of "last used". At most it'll be a piece of copy paper which gets wasted, if any.
... And today I could not find the Printer Utility either... it turns out it's now hidden as a button under the "Print and Fax" sys pref!
ReplyDeleteAlthough it still does not solve the issue that I have to select the photo printer every time I use Photoshop.
ReplyDeleteTTL: ??
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