I have not found anywhere on the Internet where someone has gotten gLabels to print on CD/DVD disk media. For such a badly needed facility there is little discussion of this capability, whether success or failure.
So, I decided there needed to be a specific searchable topic on the Internet that addresses the print-on-disk media features of current printers. My printer is the Canon PIXMA MX922 AIO printer/scanner and so I will talk about that. The MX922 is currently available from the local big box stores and since I bought mine the price has dropped to just under 100 dollars usd. When I got mine home and set it up I couldn't find the CD/DVD tray and thought they lowered the price by not including it. I found one on ebay for 17 usd and finally after consulting the electronic documentation I found out that the tray IS included - I just didn't know where it was stored. For those who haven't discovered it yet it is located UNDER the photo printing paper tray - it just snaps right up there! (where you can't see it)
Since gLabels is the only Linux application I know of that supports printing on printable CD/DVD disk media that will be the only application discussed here. My wife's PC still runs Windows 7 and the MX922 prints on disk media just fine - using the Canon software of course. However, even though the most recent release of gLabels has a template for the Canon MX920 series printers to print on disks mine simply won't do it.
I filed a github report: https://github.com/jimevins/glabels/issues/41
I have printed out various template files which are written in xml and I cannot see where somehow embellishing the template would make any difference. Meanwhile, sending a print on disk job to the printer, the window says the normal response, "Processing..., Please wait momentarily" - then, instead of giving instructions to open the inner cover, the window very quickly returns to its default state, as though the print job was successful.
As of June, 2018 I recommend getting the Flatpak version 3.4.0
I have created a procedure for testing disk printing.
1. Select File/New
2. Select Search all
3. Select Brand: Canon, Page size: Any, Category: Any
4. Select Canon MX920 CD Tray: CD/DVD Tray
5. Click on Next
6. Click on Apply
You should now see a CD/DVD template.
7. Use the Text tool to put some text on your test media
8. Select Print and in the Print dialog click on Properties
9. Make sure Page size: CD - 5 inch; then click OK
10. In the Print dialog click Print. You may want the Print queue open to watch the processing.
Note: In the Canon MX922 manual it gives this procedure for disc printing. (I abridged here because I think I could have written it better)
1. Open the output tray
2. Print from your application
3. Wait until the message asking you to load the printable disc appears (this never happens for me)
4. Then open the inner cover (illustrated as B) and push it down all the way to the bottom.
5. Place the media in the disk tray
6. Place the disk tray on the inner cover inserting it straight in until the arrow on the inner cover is 'almost' aligned with the arrow on the disc tray.
Please respond here with your print-on-disk media experience.
-=Ken=-
So, I decided there needed to be a specific searchable topic on the Internet that addresses the print-on-disk media features of current printers. My printer is the Canon PIXMA MX922 AIO printer/scanner and so I will talk about that. The MX922 is currently available from the local big box stores and since I bought mine the price has dropped to just under 100 dollars usd. When I got mine home and set it up I couldn't find the CD/DVD tray and thought they lowered the price by not including it. I found one on ebay for 17 usd and finally after consulting the electronic documentation I found out that the tray IS included - I just didn't know where it was stored. For those who haven't discovered it yet it is located UNDER the photo printing paper tray - it just snaps right up there! (where you can't see it)
Since gLabels is the only Linux application I know of that supports printing on printable CD/DVD disk media that will be the only application discussed here. My wife's PC still runs Windows 7 and the MX922 prints on disk media just fine - using the Canon software of course. However, even though the most recent release of gLabels has a template for the Canon MX920 series printers to print on disks mine simply won't do it.
I filed a github report: https://github.com/jimevins/glabels/issues/41
I have printed out various template files which are written in xml and I cannot see where somehow embellishing the template would make any difference. Meanwhile, sending a print on disk job to the printer, the window says the normal response, "Processing..., Please wait momentarily" - then, instead of giving instructions to open the inner cover, the window very quickly returns to its default state, as though the print job was successful.
As of June, 2018 I recommend getting the Flatpak version 3.4.0
I have created a procedure for testing disk printing.
1. Select File/New
2. Select Search all
3. Select Brand: Canon, Page size: Any, Category: Any
4. Select Canon MX920 CD Tray: CD/DVD Tray
5. Click on Next
6. Click on Apply
You should now see a CD/DVD template.
7. Use the Text tool to put some text on your test media
8. Select Print and in the Print dialog click on Properties
9. Make sure Page size: CD - 5 inch; then click OK
10. In the Print dialog click Print. You may want the Print queue open to watch the processing.
Note: In the Canon MX922 manual it gives this procedure for disc printing. (I abridged here because I think I could have written it better)
1. Open the output tray
2. Print from your application
3. Wait until the message asking you to load the printable disc appears (this never happens for me)
4. Then open the inner cover (illustrated as B) and push it down all the way to the bottom.
5. Place the media in the disk tray
6. Place the disk tray on the inner cover inserting it straight in until the arrow on the inner cover is 'almost' aligned with the arrow on the disc tray.
Please respond here with your print-on-disk media experience.
-=Ken=-
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