[cups.development] What's the function of Setup Tool

[Michael R Sweet]

keens312 wrote:
>> keens312 wrote:
>>> Hi Michael,
>>>
>>> We may define the setup tool in our DRV:
>>> *APAutoSetupTool: "/Library/Printers/vendor/Tools/autosetuptool"
>>>
>>> What function can setup tool provide?
>> It is used when adding printers on Mac OS X, either the auto-added
>> queues when you plug in a USB printer or when using the Add Printer
>> window, and allows a vendor to rewrite the PPD file for a printer.
>> (the tool is *not* used when adding a printer from the command-line
>> or web interface...)
>>
>> Typically it is used to set installable options for non-PostScript
>> printers.  If you do not need to set installable options or have a
>> PostScript device, then DO NOT provide an autosetup tool.
>>
>> --
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>> Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer
>>
> Hi Michael,
> 
> We do have a installable options for our non-ps printer.
> 
> In the DRV we wrote:
> Group InstallableOptions
>     Option "DupUnit/Duplex Unit" Boolean AnySetup 10
>     *Choice True/Yes ""
>     Choise False/No ""
> 
> The effect of this is to show a dialog on adding printers, so user might change this value.
> 
> My question is that installable options can work without autosetuptool. what's the benefit of autosetuptool?

Basically so that the user doesn't have to select that the duplex
unit is installed/present.

(Keep in mind that Apple does not require AutoSetup tools, but they
do provide a better user experience for non-PS printers...)

-- 
______________________________________________________________________
Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer