[cups.general] printcap files have the notion of an alias ofaqueue but....cups doesn't seem to..

[Michael Sweet]

wtautz wrote:
> Michael Sweet wrote:
>> wtautz wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi, As noted there doesn't seem to be the notion of an alias of
>>> a queue. Obviously I know that I could perhaps create a class or
>>> another queue with the same device URI to accomplish the
>>> same thing, but it seems as though that would be clumsy.
>>> Comment?
>>>     
>> Classes with a single printer are the way to implement aliases in
>> CUPS.
>>
>>   
> Thanks Michael,  Perhaps the web interface could show that somehow.
> That is, when one looks at the printer list it should indicate whether a
> printer is
> a member of a class.

Right now you'd need to get all of the classes and then check for
each printer name/URI manually - not particularly efficient.  You
can file a RFE to request this functionality:

     http://www.cups.org/str.php

 > At this point I have obviously done this by
> manually writing
> a description to that effect. I gather that it's ok to unpublish
> printers that make
> up a class and only publish the class, i.e, I'll be able to print?

Yes.

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