Re: how to override printer settings from cups, xpp, ...

[Johannes Wiedersich <johannes@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de>]

Lubos Vrbka wrote:
> thanks for a hint. however, we have 3 printers where this would have to
> be applied + additional one. then, i would have to have
>     - single sided
>     - double sided short edge
>     - double sided long edge
> for all three... it means 10 different printers... and with standard
> users (or, more precisely BFUs) this would bring more trouble than
> benefits.
> 
> i am just wondering - from windoze everything works fine. after all,
> cups is a unix system - so why should linux have problems using that?
> nobody sees the same problem?

We have the opposite situation: in linux everything works just fine, for
windows each printer has to be installed and configured on each computer.

I guess it's just a problem of configuration and/or ppd-stuff.

Do you have the recommended ppd from linuxprinting.org?
Do you have your installed options (trays, duplex etc.)
 correctly configured (from cups' web inteface go to printers -->
configure printer)?

In our case, it is straightforward for users to use the 'standard
options' or to change them for individual print jobs. Including fancy
stuff like selecting transparencies and having the printer ask for
transparencies in the manual folder before continuing with this
particular print job.

If you have problems, it could either be that your printer driver
doesn't work perfectly, or that it is not configured perfectly. CUPS is
able to handle the cases you describe. So, at least I think it's not a
problem related to cups vs. Windooze.

HTH,
Johannes