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Apple Delays or Cancels Support for AirPrint Via Shared Printers on Macs and PCs?
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What I actually meant was the data would be sent in a format that is not printer ready, basically raw data that itunes would then be able to then send to the printer.
1 - raw data
2 - raw data goes to iTunes
3 - iTunes will then reconstruct this data as either images and text on A4, and then the reconstructed document is sent to the printer.
the first 2 steps are ignorant of the printer used, the 3rd step is basically itunes processing the document to the printer, so iTunes already has the driver info via the OS not iTunes itself.
Its literally bypassing the whole print process, but more a way of transmitting the doc to iTunes, and then iTunes printing the document using the OS driver.
I haven't read through all the posts, just want to report that AirPrint is working fine for me.
I am running the latest 10.6.5 build 10H574 (the one released Monday) and iPad 4.2 GM. I am able to print to my HP OfficeJet Pro K550 shared from my Mac.
How about someone actually does some testing before starting these rumors?
I am running the latest 10.6.5 build 10H574 (the one released Monday) and iPad 4.2 GM. I am able to print to my HP OfficeJet Pro K550 shared from my Mac.
How about someone actually does some testing before starting these rumors?
Almost as bad as people trying to get into situations so they can use the phrase "awkward!" I hate that!
I did. It didn't print to my Canon printer. Running the same build. It sees the printers but will not print to them.
So people are testing it and are getting mixed results. What version of iTunes? Did you have 10.6.5 builds before?
So how are you arguing that is different from:
gimzotoy said:
It looks like exactly the same thing. If you ignore the word "iTunes", Steps 2 and 3 here are the very definition of a printer driver.
In any case, I wasn't really proposing any implementation details. In fact, the implementation is completely irrelevant to my original point, but I am curious as to what you're getting at here.
Let's also not forget that just about every state court in this country requires paper, usually by court rule, which is pretty much "law".
Federal courts have largely converted to electronic filing, but even they still require paper in some instances (e.g. pro se litigants).
There's no magical solution to getting rid of the "paper problem."
Did you previously run the earlier betas on that machine?
I have a theory that the upgrade to the latest beta has removed the support but won't remove the support files if they've been installed from an earlier beta (as they weren't there in the original 10.6.4, the update won't remove them)
This would explain why the latest beta works for some people and not for others
Many countries including mine require by law that certain documents are signed by a physical pen. Send me an email as soon as you have convinced my country to change the law, and I will gladly stop printing. Thank you.
The same thing works from a Mac, and has for years. Even if they must specify for more specific system reqs, this is a needed feature. Theres just about nobody who has any other way to print than the setup theyve cancelled support for. That may change gradually in the years ahead, but for now... home printers are attached to computers.
Lets hope this is a feature theyve cut temporarily so that they can ship others sooner.
At least let us print-to-PDF and email it from any app.
Lets hope this is a feature theyve cut temporarily so that they can ship others sooner.
At least let us print-to-PDF and email it from any app.
Totally works
Airprint functionality isn't gone at all, just test with 10.6.5 10H574 and 4.2 (8C134). Perhaps it's just the name, since there is a company named Airprint Networks, there could be a legal challenge. Remember the Rendezvous name changing to Bonjour?
Airprint functionality isn't gone at all, just test with 10.6.5 10H574 and 4.2 (8C134). Perhaps it's just the name, since there is a company named Airprint Networks, there could be a legal challenge. Remember the Rendezvous name changing to Bonjour?
Not for everyone...
There are plenty of reports in this thread of that combination not working: I think the one thing that is clear is that it's not clear
There are plenty of reports in this thread of that combination not working: I think the one thing that is clear is that it's not clear
Well, even if there's issues. I think I speak for everybody when I say:
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Why again was it pulled? AirPrint was the whole reason I was excited to upgrade to 4.2. Now I couldn't care less. Thanks a lot Apple.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were having major issues getting it to work properly.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were having major issues getting it to work properly.
Students still have to print things out to turn in and employees still submit paper reports.
Your experience is not what some are getting, including myself. The only way we'll be able to tell what is going on is 1) compile the information as to what build of 10.6.5, what version of iTunes, what build of 4.2, what device, and what printer make/model it is or 2) wait until word from Apple.
If you want to do the first option, here you go: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc...DVCYTZPVlMwdVBFdndRT3c&hl=en&authkey=CMbm_YII
I'd like to see you try and completely reconfigure printing and it's core functionality without having to have some interoperability with the old way of doing things.
The point is they failed. And after they fail is not a time to gloat that they are the only company that can achieve it. Whether I could do it or not is irrelevant.
I didn't say you were gloating about anything - the post that I originally quoted did.