special form printing

[Opher Shachar]

> From time to time a print job is created that requires special paper.
> I do not see how the print queue is managed so as to ensure that the special paper is inserted before the print job that requires it begins and that standard paper is inserted again after that print job completes.

CUPS doesn't do the `ensuring' part.

> What mechanism exists to manage this? If this is not a CUPS issue then where else should I look to gain this functionality?

You specify the need for special paper at the time of print job submission, e.g.:

  lp -o media=Letter,Transparency filename

It is up to the printer to do the `ensuring'.

Regards,
Opher.