[cups] get a new copy of a network printers configuration

Bob cups-a5729 at listemail.net
Sun Dec 2 12:51:10 PST 2018


** Reply to message from Brian Potkin <claremont102 at gmail.com> on Sun, 02 Dec
2018 20:29:52 +0000

> On Sun 02 Dec 2018 at 11:19:24 -0800, Bob wrote:
> 
> > ** Reply to message from Brian Potkin <claremont102 at gmail.com> on Sun, 02 Dec
> > 2018 16:15:39 +0000
> > 
> > > On Sat 01 Dec 2018 at 13:00:21 -0800, Bob wrote:
> > > 
> > > > ** Reply to message from Brian Potkin <claremont102 at gmail.com> on Sat, 01 Dec
> > > > 2018 16:41:34 +0000
> > > > 
> > > > > It would also be worthwhile seeing whether "print" in the GTK dialog
> > > > > offers duplex and non-duplex.
> > > > 
> > > > I assume that means the "print" dialog.  The "print" printer dialog entry say
> > > > two-sided not available, also say rejecting jobs.
> > > 
> > > Glad you now have things in working order.
> > > 
> > > I imagine that apart from saying "Rejecting jobs" there is a spinner
> > > next to the mouse pointer. Is there any change here with your working
> > > print system? I ask because your printer is a PDF printer and I would
> > > have thought the GTK dialog would no problem with it. If there isn't
> > > any change, I will have to revise my thinking.
> > 
> > So far I have not noticed any changes in printing.
> > 
> > I am not sure what you are referring when you say GTK dialog.  Is it the print
> > dialog where you select the printer and printer options?
> 
> When you choose Print from the File entry at the top of a Firefox or
> Evince page you get a list of printer queues and printers which are
> available to you. This is the GTK dialog. One entry is very likely
> named "print". This is the one I would like to know whether it works
> or not. That is, showing "Rejecting Jobs" or not.

That is what I thought you were referring to but was not sure.

The Printer named print appears to have the same options as the Printer named
HP-Color-LaserJet-MFP-M277dw.  The Status of the Printer name print is
Rejecting Jobs.

If the Printer name print is selected the Print button dims and if clicked does
nothing.

I hope I have not confused things and you can understand which of the "print"
objects I am referring to in the different cases.


> > 
> > In the settings > devices > printers I have one sometimes two printers listed
> > there, before there were always three printers.  The 
> > HP-Color-LaserJet-MFP-M277dw is the printer I use and is always on the list of
> > printers.  The HP_Color_LaserJet_MFP_M277dw_BC46DE_ is sometimes in the list
> > and sometimes not.  It does not appear in the list when selecting a printer to
> > print to.  Something I had not noticed before is the difference in the printer
> > names in the settings > devices > printers, one uses  a dash - and the other
> > uses an underscore _ , strange.
> 
> The number of queues/printers listed depends on whether you have
> cups-browsed running. An entry wth an underscore is possibly a
> queue managed by cups-browsed. If you stop cups-browsed, you might
> be more enlightened.

-- 
Robert Blair


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