cups 1.1.23: get Printer-Status via API ...

[Michael Sweet]

bFoe wrote:
> Thank you for the information.
> 
> I'm so sorry to ask you again. - But I want to understand it.
> 
> The KyoCera printer is connect via USB - to the workstation.
> 
> What I have to do now?
> 
> Plan A:
> Within myApp (a C-Programm that uses cups-API) I can modify backend-parameters (in which way? which function call resp parameters). After this, myApp is able to "receive" statusMessages?
> 
> Plan B:
> Try to modify backend/usb.c (add a leight-weight "check_printer_state () function" like in backend/ipp.c)?

Plan B would be the approach to take; if what you come up with is
general-purpose enough, we could include it in CUPS 1.2.

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