cups-pdf not printing; already error during chosing virtual printer in leafpad

[floppy]

hello,
I installed cups-pdf and made the virtual printer setup.
I tried to make a print: by choosing the printer, an error appear, and no pdf is printed.
has somebody an idea what is going on here?

screenshot with the error message 
in leafpad http://imagebin.org/170008
and in cups browser http://imagebin.org/170009

Complement 11.09.2011: by trying to print out of leafpad, the print job stop with the error "empty print file!"

[Juanito]

Just to double-check, you are using cups-pdf with cups and not cups-pdf with cups1311?

Could you try to print from a terminal window using "lpr /path-to-file/filename" and copy/paste the errors you get.

[floppy]

Just to double-check, you are using cups-pdf with cups and not cups-pdf with cups1311?

I am loading cups-pdf. Then with the dep, I suppose cups is automatically loaded.
(for your other advice, I will try when I have a bit more time).

[floppy]

"lpr file.txt" bring the message
lpr: Error - no default destination available.

[Juanito]

You need to either set the printer as the default (one way to do this is to use the cups browser interface), or:

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$ lpr -P printer_name file_name

[floppy]

I made a "lpr -P Virtual_PDF_Printer file.txt", then
no errors happens.
the job in the cups-browser show has a state "completed" which is new (before, by printing out of leafpad it had the status "stopped, empty print file!").
I was searching the pdf file in home/temp: nothing is there.
(I modified cups-pdf.conf  from "Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER}" in "Out ${HOME}/temp"   so, I was expecting to see the file in /home/tmp).

[Juanito]

(I modified cups-pdf.conf  from "Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER}" in "Out ${HOME}/temp"   so, I was expecting to see the file in /home/tmp).

It would appear in /home/tc/tmp, no? Is the file file.txt or file.pdf or file.txt.pdf anywhere under /var or /home?

[floppy]

I dont find the pdf anywhere (with the lpr command; despite no error appear). curious.
printing out of leafpad show the identical error (empty file).

[Juanito]

Does printing work on the same machine to an actual printer?

[floppy]

I never tried with TCL. I will (need few days) with an HP 4110 allinone (USB connection).
It worked before with Win98.

[beerstein]

Hi:
I am getting the same error in Leafpad on all of my PCs:
"no default destination....."
after setting the printer as default this message disappered. I never was able to show a
print preview on screen from Leafpad. Although a preview worked with Abiword.

Some printer installations print via Leafpad others do not.

[Juanito]

Note that you'll most probably need hplip + cups for that..

[beerstein]

I thought hplip is only required for HP printers?

[Juanito]

Correct - there was an HP 4110 allinone mentioned..

[floppy]

hello Juanito,
no printing is possible (either pdf.. nor hp4110) from opera or from leafpad.
the lpr - P ..PDF command seems to work (status "completed") but no pdf file was created.
See different errors in the screenshot.
http://imagebin.org/172327
so.. I'm in the dark..