Printing: how to setup.

[Tim Waugh]

On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 06:44 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 12:34 +0100, Tim Waugh wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 06:26 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > > But the real problem is that the cups web interface is how one is
> > > supposed to configure printers in cups. system-config-printer is
> > > something that has only recently evolved to really work, Why use the
> > > fake when you can use the real thing.
> > 
> > By that argument, the 'real thing' is /usr/sbin/lpadmin -- another
> > libcups utility that performs the same functions.
> That is what is called "reducto ad absurdum".

Quite so -- I'm glad you agree.

> > > Further. although it is not important in this case, there are certain
> > > printer sharing situations that are hard to deal with in
> > > system-config-printer.
> > 
> > Are they easier to deal with in the CUPS web interface?
> Yes they are since using the web interface you are forced to deal with
> the structure of the cupsd.conf and client.conf files to do the sharing.
> With system-config-printer you are lulled into the fantasy that you can
> conrol sharing completely with the GUI interface and you can't.

Ah, I think you you are referring to the 'Edit Configuration File'
button.  Yes, system-config-printer does not have that but it could be
added if there were demand.

Tim.
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