How do I choose a default printer on Apple Mac OS X?
University of Utah Mathematics Department FAQ: PrintingUse the system control panel to select IP LPR/LPD printing, with the printer address set to print.math.utah.edu and the queue name set to the same name that you use in Unix.
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Herb's Mac Stuff FAQThe very short answer is: you can't do this easily. There are problems between the USB-to-serial stuff; problems with printer drivers; and problems with OS X (or OS 9, etc) not knowing about either. The G3's, G4's and iMacs do not have the old Apple "DIN-8" connector (serial Localtalk) for modems and printers. These later Macs either use USB or Ethernet. Regarding the DIN-8 and Appletalk, see a related FAQ question for a description of that port. I don't describe Ethernet or USB.
Related QuestionsHow can I connect an Apple/Mac printer to my Windows system ?
Herb's Mac Stuff FAQIn brief, Windows supports many of the Apple "Postscript" laser printers; check the Windows' printer setup for a list of printers, then look for the "Apple" printers, for specific models. Non-Postscript printers include all of the Apple inkjet printers (all Stylewriters), and some of the oldest laser printers. Regarding impact or dot-matrix printers, you can with effort hook an Imagewriter or Imagewriter II to your Windows system via the SERIAL port; select the C.
Related QuestionsIs Mac OS X the default OS used in Russia?
www.faq-mac.com: Interview with Slava Karpenko, from Unsanit...Nope; since most Macs are used in the press industry, that largely uses Quark XPress, they are slow in the migration to Mac OS X. It's all happening, though, slowly but surely.
Related QuestionsWhere can I get a Mac OS X Aqua scheme?
Frequently Asked QuestionsI am afraid that Apple's legal department does not want anyone distributing an Aqua scheme, so we will not post any such schemes on the Kaleidoscope Scheme Archive. Although Aqua schemes are probably available elsewhere on the web (please do not ask us for URLs), we ask that you respect Apple's right to control its intellectual property and not use these schemes with Kaleidoscope.
Related QuestionsWill Kaleidoscope support Mac OS X?
Frequently Asked QuestionsIt is too early to say. We intend to make a version of Kaleidoscope for Mac OS X. However, unlike applications which can be Carbonized, low level hacks like Kaleidoscope need to be completely rewritten for Mac OS X.
Related QuestionsCan I run X86 Mac OS X in QEMU?
FrequentlyAskedQuestions - #qemu WikiSort-of. Doing so will likely violate The Mac OS X End User License. QEMU does not emulate X86 Mac hardware, however some people have reported success hacking OS X to run on regular PC hardware (ie. qemu).
Related QuestionsCan I run Mac OS X in qemu-system-ppc?
FrequentlyAskedQuestions - #qemu Wikithe time of this writing, it doesn't completely work yet. Darwin/PPC does work. Note that this has the same legal issues as X86 OS X.
Related QuestionsCan I run QEMU on Mac OS X?
FrequentlyAskedQuestions - #qemu WikiCheck out the Q project: http://www.kju-app.org/kju/. I have tested it briefly, and it works well so far. It is in Alpha officially but feels more advanced than alpha to me. Alternatively Parallels is the mainstream proprietary software. Also works well, although is a RAM hog, especially with two guests. You can try the PDtweaker module for Unsanity's Application Enhancer to make it work smoother. I couldn't make APE work on 10.4.7 though.
Related QuestionsIs DenyHosts available for Mac OS/X?
DenyHosts Frequently Asked QuestionsDenyHosts should work under Mac OS/X. You will have to edit your denyhosts configuration file (typically denyhosts.cfg) according to the Mac OS X version that you are running:
Related QuestionsQ I have an Apple Mac OS X. Can I play Scrabble here?
Play Scrabble online, email scrabble, scrabble board, scrabb...A We have been told that the game is playable using Omniweb's Browser, which is downloadable for free here:- http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/ A very kind Apple Mac user using OS X ver 10.2 tells us the game is also very playable using Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 6.0 Also Mac OX 10.2 and 10.3 using Macintosh's Safari browser. For the best results, try using the Firefox Web Browser, which you can download for free, by clicking here.
Related QuestionsWhen I run the Mac OS X installer, what is the password it asks for?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe Mac OS X installer is asking for a username and password for an account on that computer that has administrator access. This proves that you have permission to install the software on that computer. This account is usually the account you use to log into that computer. If your computer is set up to log into an account automatically, you will need to know that password.
Related QuestionsHow do I setup a printer in OS X?
Operating System Help :: Technology Support Services, Oregon...Click on the scroll box at the top of the window and select the type of printer you are using. Example: IP Printing, USB, Appletalk
Related QuestionsMac OS X: Why does the keyboard locale change when I send a message?
BitWise IM - FAQThe keyboard locale may change after sending a message based on the capabilites of the font being used. If the message font that you are using does not natively support the active keyboard locale, the keyboard locale will reset to the default locale for the font. The solution to the locale changing when you send a message is to select a different message font that supports the keyboard locale that you are using.
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FAQ - Inkscape WikiIf you find yourself unable to use Inkscape functions that require the ALT key (such as Node Sculpting) you will need to turn off the "Emulate three button mouse" under the Input Preferences for X11. If your locale charset is not UTF-8, then you need to have this environment variable set: $ G_BROKEN_FILENAMES=1 $ export G_BROKEN_FILENAMES This is necessary for Glib filename conversion from the locale charset to UTF-8 (used in SVG) and back to work. Read more details.
Related QuestionsHow can I scroll up and down on my Mac OS X?
Zinc - Yahoo! Console Chat ClientMac OS X's Terminal maps Page Up and Down key to scroll the session but doesn't pass that key to the application. Also Apple's laptops don't even have a Page Up and Down keys at all. To get around this problem Zinc maps Control-W and Q keys as Page Up and Page Down respectively.
Related QuestionsWhat is Mac OS X?
RAL - Mac OS X - Colby Gutierrez-KraybillMac OS X is the trademarked name of a computer operating system or OS. It is usually refered to as Mac (Maaac) OS (aaaah-S) 10 (ten). It is published by Apple Computer and is intended for use on Apple computers. This OS is fundamentally different from previous Mac OS's, in that it is UNIX based and has a different interface. Apple computer merged with a company called NeXT Computer in 1997. NeXTSTEP was the operating system written and sold by NeXT Computer since 1989.
Related QuestionsWill it build on Mac OS X?
MySQL++We've tested it successfully on OS X 10.3 and 10.4 with GCC 3.3 from Xcode 1.1 and GCC 3.3 or 4.0 from Xcode 2.3, respectively. We test with MySQL from the Fink project; we've used 4.1 successfully in the past, but now test with 5.0. You need to give the "--with-mysql=/sw" flag to the configure script so that it will find the MySQL headers and libraries. It's probably possible to get it to work on any Mac OS X version with GCC 3.x. We just don't happen to have any systems older than 10.
Related QuestionsI have a question about Mac OS X, where can I go to find answers?
Frequently Asked Questions - AMSNYou can get answers to questions about Mac OS X on the aMSN Mac Forum found at: http://forums.cocoaforge.com/viewforum.php?f=14
Related QuestionsWhat's my System ID on Mac OS X?
The Foundry - FAQsLaunch the System Preferences. Click on Network. Show Built-in Ethernet. Click on Ethernet tab to display the Ethernet ID. Your System ID is your Ethernet ID which is 000a957bfde7 Install the Foundry License Manager then double click on FlicView in /Applications/TheFoundry/FoundryLicenseManager/
Related QuestionsIs there a version for Mac OS X?
RealVNCNot for the current version 3.3.4. However, since Mac OS X is essentially Unix, it is much more likely that we will be able to provide a proper port of the standard VNC codebase in a future release.
Related QuestionsIs Mac OS X Supported?
The SQL Converter Help Center: FAQsMicrosoft Excel for Mac OS X is not currently supported. However, support is planned for the next release. SQL Converter 2 for Excel does work under Apple's Boot Camp, provided that you have a copy of Microsoft Excel for Windows.
Related QuestionsHow do I configure Mac OS X?
JACK FAQ | JACKOn Mac OS X, all users have real-time privileges. No special tuning is required for real-time scheduling. But, OS X lacks POSIX support for locking pages into real memory. JACK will run without locking memory, but users should avoid running too many other applications when performing critical real-time tasks. If there is too much memory contention, the operating system might page out data needed for the time-critical process cycle, causing dropouts.
Related QuestionsWhat about MAC OS X support?
Gmail NotifierThe current version will not work on MAC OS X. Maybe at a later date, feel free to port it to objective C and make it work without running pygtk under X windows but otherwise there are no plans to port it in the near future (unfortunately) we want it running on OS X as well!
Related QuestionsHow do I compile on a Mac running OS X?
Inform 6 FAQ: Preparing to programThe Inform compiler for OS X must be run through the Unix Terminal utility. If you double-click on its icon from a Finder window, nothing much happens: a Terminal window opens and runs the compiler without parameters, which triggers a "basic usage" message and ends up by stating that no compilation was requested. The compiler needs to be told which file to compile, and we must oblige by explicitely typing it. There are two ways to approach this problem.
Related QuestionsCan Dia compile on Mac OS X?
Dia FAQYes, on Mac OS X 10.4.2, using fink versions of libtool 1.5.10, autoconf 2.59, and automake 1.9.4, Daniel Rogers has managed to compile Dia 0.94 under Mac. See this mail. It has not been reported to compile with any non-X port of Gtk2.
Related QuestionsHow to make Alt+click and Alt+drag work on Mac OS X?
FAQ - Inkscape WikiI've installed Inkscape <0.44 on OS X Tiger (10.4) but nothing happens, the interface does not appear
Related QuestionsQ 5.4: I've installed Wireshark from Fink on Mac OS X; why is it very slow to start up?
Wireshark: Frequently Asked QuestionsWhen an application is installed on OS X, prior to 10.4, it is usually "prebound" to speed up launching the application. (That's what the "Optimizing" phase of installation is.) Fink normally performs prebinding automatically when you install a package.
Related Questionswww.faq-mac.com: Interview with Slava Karpenko, from Unsanit...When I first started using Mac OS X (10.0 Public Beta), it was slow, clunky, and not too useful. Since then, Apple has made dramatic steps in improving it, and continues doing so. I think Mac OS X is one of the best operating systems available on the market right now - fast, pretty and UNIX-based.Related Questions
