How to disable print screen ?

[marcmcconnell]

I would like to know if it is possible to disable the print screen button on AIX.

We have an application which runs on RS6000s and our users have requested that the print screen option is disabled so that screen prints are not sent to printers by mistake (they want to save money - these prints are colour, on photographic quality paper)

If it is not possible to disable the screen dump - Is it possible to direct the print to another printer (mono). There are 2 print queues - 1 for a colour printer and one for a mono printer. I have tried to modify out user defined print configuration file to no avail ( see below)

# Copyright (c),1992

Defaults:
DBG_libcommon = 0
DBG_libGP = 0

TPcard:
Debug_level = 7
Debug_output = $(INSDIR)/log/tpprinter.dbg
Outputqueue = lp0
Printer = 0 # 0 for HP Ljet II (only supported type for Card print)

Clip = 10 # if point < (local average - Clip)
Cutoff = 160 # and point < Cutoff then make black

Default_format = FBI

Formats = &quot;FBI T01 T02&quot;


Screendump:
Debug_level = 7
Debug_output = $(INSDIR)/log/screendump.dbg
Printer = 1 # 1 for Tek 4693D (only supported type for Scrn. dmp)
Outqueue = tek
Focus = 0 # 0 = keyboard focus attach to task GERC
# 1 = keyboard focus attach to task Graphic

 

[uvguy]

You could try unsetting the terminfo entry 'mc0' for the terminal types used. mc0 is the escape sequence used to support the Print Screen functionality.