[cups] Queue - Alternating printing

Brian Potkin claremont102 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 6 05:37:10 PST 2016


On Tue 06 Dec 2016 at 06:17:22 +0000, Erwin Preuner wrote:

> I've 2 photo printers connected to a raspberry pi acting as a printserver
> using CUPS. When printing to the queue, the first printer gets the job,
> only if the printer is currently busy the 2nd printer gets it.
> 
> I'd prefer to switch the default printer every time, so even the printer #1
> isn't active anymore, the second print gets to printer #2.
> 
> 
> I didn't found any option in the web interface nor on any webpage,..
> 
> 
> It would be great if you can give me a hint how to change this behavior!

Use Tea4CUPS and TEAJOBID? Send odd-numbered jobs to printer #1 and
even-numbered to printer #2.

-- 
Brian.



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