iPad The iPad can not Print ??? - Page 4

Nate the great · 04-12-2010, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmaul1114

Exactly.

Constructive criticism is 100% welcomed here. Every device has its pros and cons which should both be discussed in a civil and constructive manner.

But I don't see why the mods allow such clear trolling when it's clear a person just hates a company and is running around bashing the company and insulting the people that use it's products with silly name calling etc.

because you reported the wrong posts? iKluge just _barely_ qualifies as trolling. If you had reported "iPadophile", someone would have posted a play nice message.

Which is what this is. Could everyone knockoff with the ridicule, please? Thank you.

-Mod

dmaul1114 · 04-12-2010, 10:59 PM

Fair enough I suppose. I still think it's more than insults at people that need dealt with.

Posting silly names for products/companies, be it iKluge, Crapple is trolling and just gets threads off topic.

I'm not lover of e-ink, but I'm not going to go around the site calling it "e-suck" or some other stupid moniker to annoy people and stir crap up.

The outright haters of a product should be asked to stay out of the device specific forums IMO. Leave these areas for people who own or are interested in learning about the devices to constructively discuss the pros and cons.

Houndx · 04-12-2010, 11:47 PM

This is very very common on forums where apple products are discussed in addition to other brands. I've learned this, much to my chagrin, since buying an iPhone last year. Discussing apple products in the general subforums almost always leads to it. Leaving the general subforums for apple specific ones just draws the most vehemently opposed to follow. It's unfortunate because nearly every thread devolves into the same discussion with non-users telling users why they shouldn't like their device. It's silly.

scottjl · 04-15-2010, 11:23 AM

print from your iPad!

from: iPad printing solved

cbarnett · 04-15-2010, 09:57 PM

I needed that, thank you!

jibril · 04-16-2010, 01:47 AM

None of my computers can print.... no matter how many ink cartridges or how much paper I jam in them

nikkie · 04-16-2010, 02:48 AM

No one has mentioned the most likely reason the iPad doesn't print.

The iPad doesn't print because on OSX the printer drivers are all included, to make the process easier for the average user, and the disk size to include all the appropriate drivers is 3GB. Would you happily give up 3GB of disk space to printer drivers? And would everyone else? Or would you like to install drivers by hand? (Hell no, and Apple would never ask you to do that on a device like the iPad.)

My guess is that they are working on a workaround that uses a desktop as a go-between, but that rather than implement a half-assed solution, they're taking their sweet time.

scottjl · 04-16-2010, 06:42 AM

actually drivers aren't usually 3g in size. it's the crap that comes with them that takes up that space. most actual hardware drivers are only a few k to a few meg in size.

still it's probably more of a limitation that the ipad has no easy way to install (or remove) these drivers, and that it would be yet another platform for hardware manufacturers to support (or ignore like so many do with the mac). it's just easier for apple to stay out of it entirely, let you print from your desktop.

shrktank · 04-16-2010, 08:17 AM

There's an app for that

yvanleterrible · 04-16-2010, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjl

print from your iPad!

from: iPad printing solved

I can do that! If one uses the resize features on a printer.

I distinctly remember this procedure as a blondes way of printing a screenshot!

nikkie · 04-16-2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjl

actually drivers aren't usually 3g in size. it's the crap that comes with them that takes up that space. most actual hardware drivers are only a few k to a few meg in size.

still it's probably more of a limitation that the ipad has no easy way to install (or remove) these drivers, and that it would be yet another platform for hardware manufacturers to support (or ignore like so many do with the mac). it's just easier for apple to stay out of it entirely, let you print from your desktop.

ALL the drivers (for every printer) are 3GB. Because they don't know what sort of printer you have, OSX ships all of them rather than have people download their own and install them themselves.

tomsem · 04-16-2010, 04:41 PM

Seems like they could at least support (wifi) printing to Bonjour-enabled printers that happen to be on the LAN. These all look like PostScript printers, so they would only need one driver (plus APIs added to the SDK). I'm sure iPhone users could benefit from this as well.

Bonjour is already used to discover shared iTunes libraries on the wifi LAN from iPhone/iPad etc.

yvanleterrible · 04-16-2010, 05:19 PM

I wonder if printer manufacturers will get drivers out as apps...

Elfwreck · 04-16-2010, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I wonder if printer manufacturers will get drivers out as apps...

No point until the multitasking thing is fixed. Otherwise, you could run your printer driver, but not the program that opened the file you want to print.

yvanleterrible · 04-16-2010, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

No point until the multitasking thing is fixed. Otherwise, you could run your printer driver, but not the program that opened the file you want to print.

Good point. We'd have to wait till next fall then...

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04-12-2010, 10:59 PM	#47
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Fair enough I suppose. I still think it's more than insults at people that need dealt with. Posting silly names for products/companies, be it iKluge, Crapple is trolling and just gets threads off topic. I'm not lover of e-ink, but I'm not going to go around the site calling it "e-suck" or some other stupid moniker to annoy people and stir crap up. The outright haters of a product should be asked to stay out of the device specific forums IMO. Leave these areas for people who own or are interested in learning about the devices to constructively discuss the pros and cons.

04-12-2010, 11:47 PM	#48
Houndx Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 149 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: A81 MID, Dell Streak	This is very very common on forums where apple products are discussed in addition to other brands. I've learned this, much to my chagrin, since buying an iPhone last year. Discussing apple products in the general subforums almost always leads to it. Leaving the general subforums for apple specific ones just draws the most vehemently opposed to follow. It's unfortunate because nearly every thread devolves into the same discussion with non-users telling users why they shouldn't like their device. It's silly.

04-15-2010, 11:23 AM	#49
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	print from your iPad! from: iPad printing solved

04-15-2010, 09:57 PM	#50
cbarnett MR prodigal son Posts: 1,085 Karma: 1083739 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I needed that, thank you!

04-16-2010, 01:47 AM	#51
jibril Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 54 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	None of my computers can print.... no matter how many ink cartridges or how much paper I jam in them

04-16-2010, 02:48 AM	#52
nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	No one has mentioned the most likely reason the iPad doesn't print. The iPad doesn't print because on OSX the printer drivers are all included, to make the process easier for the average user, and the disk size to include all the appropriate drivers is 3GB. Would you happily give up 3GB of disk space to printer drivers? And would everyone else? Or would you like to install drivers by hand? (Hell no, and Apple would never ask you to do that on a device like the iPad.) My guess is that they are working on a workaround that uses a desktop as a go-between, but that rather than implement a half-assed solution, they're taking their sweet time.

04-16-2010, 06:42 AM	#53
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	actually drivers aren't usually 3g in size. it's the crap that comes with them that takes up that space. most actual hardware drivers are only a few k to a few meg in size. still it's probably more of a limitation that the ipad has no easy way to install (or remove) these drivers, and that it would be yet another platform for hardware manufacturers to support (or ignore like so many do with the mac). it's just easier for apple to stay out of it entirely, let you print from your desktop.

04-16-2010, 08:17 AM	#54
shrktank Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Imperial,Mo Device: Sony 650,Nook Color and iPad	There's an app for that

04-16-2010, 04:41 PM	#57
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,008 Karma: 27060353 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Seems like they could at least support (wifi) printing to Bonjour-enabled printers that happen to be on the LAN. These all look like PostScript printers, so they would only need one driver (plus APIs added to the SDK). I'm sure iPhone users could benefit from this as well. Bonjour is already used to discover shared iTunes libraries on the wifi LAN from iPhone/iPad etc.

04-16-2010, 05:19 PM	#58
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I wonder if printer manufacturers will get drivers out as apps...