[cups.general] Queue names are inadequate and not changable

[John Bowling]

On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:03:05 -0700, Michael R Sweet wrote:

> How are you adding the printer? The standard cups command-line and web
> interfaces allow you to set the queue name explicitly.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:58 AM, John Bowling <johnlb2002 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> This is new in the last few years. I used to be able to set the queue
>> name so that when I was starting a print I had a selection I could
>> understand. I at one time had two HP-LaserJet-4M and one HP-LaserJet-5P
>> and could easily direct to any one of them. Direct wired or LAN made no
>> difference. I also changed the queue names to be Lj-4 and Lj-5, which
>> is even easier.
>> 
>> Now, with an HP-LaserJet-Professional-M1212-MFP with both USB and LAN
>> queues, I cannot set the name to show me the difference between them,
>> so I can often not be done the way I want it.
>> 
>> I can change the description, but description does not show up anywhere
>> when I am starting a print job in the GUI (openSUSE 12.1). It is the
>> same from three different computers.
>> 
>> CUPS takes the descriptive string from the printer exactly and adds a
>> -2 at the end and puts it into the queue name with no edit
>> capabilities. That -1, -2, etc does not inform anyone of how the
>> connection is made, and it's something that is easily forgotten. It
>> also requires a full scan of the name. The edit MUST be put back in or
>> put the -1, etc. at the far left.
>> 
>> 
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This printer has a specific HP routine it must go through, hplip.
Starting with the CUPS process to add a printer, then invoke hplip (shows 
up on the CUPS page. It then must download a proprietary driver that is 
not in the list of standard HP drivers. It sets up the printer, the fax, 
and enables the scanner (not through CUPS).

Still, CUPS should let me do some editing on the queue name.

John