Printing woes - please help!

[david walcroft]

Craig Thomas wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-04-03 at 11:09, Michael J. Sherman wrote:
> 
>>Ok, let me preface this by saying I've used Linux since 1993, so I'm no newbie. 
>>But setting up a printer is driving me insane.
> 
> 
> Have you looked here for help?  
> http://www.linuxprinting.org
> 
> 
>>Please help.  Why is it so difficult?
> 
> 
> Very, very good question.  
> 
> (Out of the 4 printers I've set up using CUPS, only one was
> straightforward and as simple as it should be: an old HP 4ml I tried out
> of desperation.)
> 
> Though it is unlikely to help get your printer working, this is worth a
> read to restore your sanity [at least it did mine] :
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
> 
> And so is the follow up piece:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/luxury-part-deux.html
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Craig

Well that 'cups-horror rant' could be said to be a defining point in the
progress and development of Linux,like a blast of Antartic air through 
the brain :-\

david