Printing: how to setup.

Aaron Konstam akonstam at sbcglobal.net
Fri Oct 26 23:36:08 UTC 2007


On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 13:08 +0100, Tim Waugh wrote:
> 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.
Most gui applications have a CLI that does the same thing.
> 
> > > > 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.
> */
Ok, you are saying system-config-printer does not work right but be made
to work correctly. In the meantime it does not work correctly in all
cases.
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