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

[Michael R Sweet]

John,

In this case cups is not providing the ui...

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 1, 2012, at 8:42 AM, John Bowling <johnlb2002 at cox.net> wrote:

> 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
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