11.8.2
Printing Changes:
A common issue I see in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployments is users who are unable to print to their local printers from Mac and Linux clients when using Citrix Universal Printer Driver (UPD ). The good news is, it is a very simple fix! Citrix UPD relies on a series of printer drivers to be installed on the VDA machine. Citrix Receiver 11.8.X Client for Mac Known Issues. Printing Changes: Printing in Citrix Receiver 11.8.2 has changed from the previous IS&T distributed version, 11.3.2. In 11.3.2, when initiating a print job, a dialog box would prompt in the Citrix App, followed by another, Mac OS print dialog box.
Printing in Citrix Receiver 11.8.2 has changed from the previous IS&T distributed version, 11.3.2. In 11.3.2, when initiating a print job, a dialog box would prompt in the Citrix App, followed by another, Mac OS print dialog box. While many users use this function for saving files to PDF within the Mac OS print dialog, this was considered redundant by Citrix and has been removed since version 11.4 (see Improved Printing Support note in the What's New section). Users are only able to configure their print jobs while in the Citrix App they are running.
I currently use the Citrix Receiver and for a totally different purpose than the reviews below. It is a necessary and crucial part of my work day. This “Update” caused major issues on my Macand after uninstalling it and then reinstalling my Citrix Receiverit is now preventing me from printing from within my Citrix Receiver program. Naturally, the next thing I tried was to install the native printer driver on the Citrix farm that the local Mac OS client uses and have it map the full-featured driver to their session printer. Providing the native driver doesn’t crash the print spooler on the Citrix server, ( Stress Printers, is your friend) which can happen if it’s a. Download Citrix Workspace app for Mac Download Citrix Workspace app for Mac (224.9 MB -.dmg) Version: 20.12.0.3 (2012) Checksums SHA256.
Printing to PDF:
IS&T is working on a workaround for saving files to PDF from Citrix Apps, though none is available at this time. Users who need to print to PDF should remain on 11.3.2 or use desired app in a IS&T virtual machine.
Print in 11.8.2
- Select File>Print...
- Select your printer from the drop down
- Your file will print.
Print in 11.3.2
Citrix Mac Receiver
- Select File>Print...
- Select your printer from the drop down
- In the Mac Print Dialog Box, verify your settings to print to a printer, or select the pdf button to save to PDF
- Your file will print.