New system-config-printer

[Jeff Vian]

On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 22:15 +0100, David wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> 
> >On Wednesday 28 June 2006 21:08, Thomas Canniot wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I'm translating system-config-printer and I think that some strings can
> >>be improved.
> >>
> >>For example, I had a lot of difficulties to translate the strings
> >>"Banner", "Starting Banner" and "Ending Banner". In fact, it seems that
> >>banner is not properly used here according to my Collins Cobuild
> >>Dictionnary.
> >>
> >>However, I don't have an alternative to suggest.
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >'Banner' is the name that has been used for many years to describe the pages 
> >printed before and after a print job in a multi-user environment.  I think it 
> >is about 20 years since I first heard it used in that way.
> >
> >Anne
> >  
> >
> Yes I agree with your description of Banner.  As far as I remember this 
> was a throughback to the days of massive line flow print jobs where 
> banner pages identified information about the print job that followed - 
> this could amount to many hundreds or even thousands of pages.  This was 
> relevant when one printer was hsared between many users but I dont ever 
> recall having found a use for it on A4 print jobs so maybe it could now 
> be deleted????
> 
Deleting that option would impact the users who have a linux print
server for multi-user printers.  It should not be removed even though
for the home/single user systems it seems irrelevant.

> Ah the memories come flooding back!!!
> 
> D
>