[THIN] Re: MAC printing and Citrix seems to suck the big one

Thanks Bray
Following your instructions has done the trick for MAC OS 9 printing.
 
Have you been successful using anything other than the "generic postscript
printer"? 
Are there any limitations or issues printing with the "generic postscript
printer".
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bray, Donovan (ESC) [mailto:BrayD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 8:14 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: MAC printing and Citrix seems to suck the big one
 
Make sure you are on the latest 6.20 ica client thats available.  Are you
launching via the Web Interface or ICA file?  I've had problems with
settings inside the ICA files interfering with printer autocreation for OS9
macs.
 
Also make sure the user you are testing with is allowed to autocreate
printers. (The OS9 Autocreated Printers have nothing  to do with the UPD,
its mechanism is entirely separate.)  There are a ton of places that can
prevent printer autocreation. TS tab in ADUC, Listener Config on each TS,
Citrix Policies, and can be overriden in ICA files.
 
Here is my setup document that I give to the other techs.
 
http://technology.edmonds.wednet.edu/gallery/albums/Tech%20Support/Terminal%
20Services/Setup%20Desktop%20V2%20on%20OS8-9.pdf
<http://technology.edmonds.wednet.edu/gallery/albums/Tech%20Support/Terminal
%20Services/Setup%20Desktop%20V2%20on%20OS8-9.pdf> 
 
Let me know where your screens start to differ.
 
  _____  

From: Steve Parr [mailto:sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:31 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: MAC printing and Citrix seems to suck the big one
Bray
 
The postscript driver is not showing up to choose in ICA client editor
default settings after setting it as default printer with chooser?
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Parr [mailto:sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:03 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: MAC printing and Citrix seems to suck the big one
 
Will try your suggestion. Thanks
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bray, Donovan (ESC) [mailto:BrayD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 3:46 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: MAC printing and Citrix seems to suck the big one
 
We use the Universal print driver. The key is to know that the Native Mac
OS9 client does not automatically present a printer to the citrix server so
that they will get an autocreated UPD.  Use chooser to make sure you have a
printer on the desktop, then you have to have the user go into the ICA
client editor, deafult settings, and select the postscript printer.  
 
The latest OSX client and the Java Client will present any local printers
just like the Win32 client and a UPD will be created for them.
 
  _____  

From: Steve Parr [mailto:sparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:19 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] MAC printing and Citrix seems to suck the big one
Any ideas\tips \suggestions for dealing with Metaframe  XP FR3 and MAC OS 9
and 10 printing. More and more MAC users at the company are starting to use
Citrix and will need to print. Because the print drivers for MAC and Windows
OS are different the majority of printing would I assume have to be handled
by the Universal print driver - seems most are mapping to the HP LaserJet II
which I believe is UDP 1 or 2. Is there any hope here? How does ThinPrint
work with MAC OS? Any experiences people have had with MAC OS & Citrix
appreciated. Thanks
 
Steve Parr 
Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Ltd.

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