[ale] Android/Tablet printing

Sat Jul 7 20:14:37 EDT 2012

Not easier than a 'print' button for an 86yr old retired teacher, but I'm
curious how that would work.  I did say she only has the Android tablet and
HP printer.   :>
On Jul 7, 2012 4:25 PM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thumbdrive sneakernet?
> On Jul 7, 2012 6:23 PM, "Robert L. Harris" <robert.l.harris at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, she doesn't have a windows machine.  That died and she replaced it
>> with the tablet.  She has the HP printer, tablet and thats it.
>> On Jul 7, 2012 4:10 PM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> looks like the ALL use a chrome browser to print. I looked at several
>>> other printer apps from google play and they all seem to be the same:
>>> keep a chrome browser running on a windows machine and you can forward
>>> print jobs to it from your android device.
>>>
>>> that stinks
>>>
>>> very very stinks
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > It looked it would use a networked printer for the server end but it
>>> > seems to be brain dead and require a winders machine as a host.
>>> >
>>> > crap
>>> >
>>> > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Robert L. Harris
>>> > <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> Yeah,  that's printing gmail.com from chrome I don't need,
>>> printershare will
>>> >> print that directly to her usb printer.  I am looking for a way to
>>> print
>>> >> from the built in application "gmail".
>>> >>
>>> >> Robert
>>> >>
>>> >> On Jul 7, 2012 3:59 PM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> looks convoluted but:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/37748/how-to-set-up-and-use-cloud-print-in-google-chrome/
>>> >>>
>>> >>> includes how to "cloud print" from a gmail app in android
>>> >>>
>>> >>> cloud print. what a stupid marketing term.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 5:50 PM, Robert L. Harris
>>> >>> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>> > I see that in 'gmail' if I use chrome but not in the native android
>>> >>> > gmail
>>> >>> > which is what she is using.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > On Jul 7, 2012 3:46 PM, "Robert Owen" <robeowen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Robert, at the top right of a message page there is a down arrow
>>> which
>>> >>> >> gives more options. Print is one of the options.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Robert L. Harris
>>> >>> >> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> The tablet sees the printer, I don't see a 'print' button inside
>>> the
>>> >>> >>> gmail app is the problem.
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> On Jul 7, 2012 3:12 PM, <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> Hp printers have the user at eprint setup.
>>> >>> >>>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>> >>>> From: "Robert L. Harris" <robert.l.harris at gmail.com>
>>> >>> >>>> Sender: ale-bounces at ale.org
>>> >>> >>>> Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:02:09
>>> >>> >>>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<ale at ale.org>
>>> >>> >>>> Reply-To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>>> >>> >>>> Subject: [ale] Android/Tablet printing
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