A method of printing is disclosed which comprises the steps of (i)
providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support
and a heat- or light-sensitive coating; (ii) image-wise exposure of the
coating to heat or light; (iii) prior to step (ii) or (iv), mounting the
lithographic printing plate precursor in a printing unit of a printing
press, said printing unit comprising a dampening system and an inking
system; (iv) development by supplying a processing liquid to the coating
by means of the dampening system, thereby obtaining a lithographic
printing plate; (v) printing by supplying single-fluid ink or driographic
ink to the lithographic printing plate by means of the inking system.
This method allows on-press processing of printing plate materials that
require wet processing.