Re: [SLE] Printer Que

From: it clown (suse_at_mailbox.co.za)
Date: 04/01/05

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 21:37:43 +0200

    In what state is the spool when the printer is not
    attached?

    Could it be that cups rejects all jobs when the printers is
    not attached?

    lpstat -p

    Regards

    On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:55:30 -0500
     Andy Choens <andy.choens@gmail.com> wrote:
    > This is something that has annoyed me for a long time, on
    > Fedora and now SUSE.
    > This is definitely NOT a distro specific issue, and it's
    > one that really
    > annoys people.
    >
    > This is really a laptop related issue. Sometimes I sit
    > down and want to print
    > something, only to realize that my printer isn't plugged
    > into my laptop. At
    > work it's through the network, and I don't have to plug
    > anything extra into
    > the computer. At home, it's not on a network, I just use
    > the USB connection.
    > But, I don't always plug it in immediately. My fault
    > completely, I'm lazy.
    > But, if I print, cups gets upset because there's not a
    > printer there. Can it
    > hold the printjob until there is a printere there,
    > instead of just generating
    > errors? This also happens if I'm at work and
    > accidentally print to the wrong
    > printer or vice-versa.
    >
    > To print, I wind up deleting that printer, and then
    > setting it up all over
    > again via YAST. Resetting cups with the printer plugged
    > in doesn't clear the
    > error. This is frustrating. Can I get CUPS to not have
    > this behavior?
    >
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