Re: tea4cups=printer screwup
On Wed 05 Jun 2019 at 16:27:41 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 05 June 2019 03:10:37 pm Brian wrote:
>
> > On Wed 05 Jun 2019 at 13:41:48 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > Greetings all;
> > >
> > > I just removed tea4cups, totally. Why? It totally screws up a print
> > > job.
> >
> > It's liable to do that when the user is clueless.
>
> Maybe so. But why doesn't it query the printer for its abilities instead
> of defaulting to the lowest common denominator settings which are
> apparently not adjustable?
Not "maybe" but "definitely". As this nonsensical response reveals.
> > > First, it prevents the use of a printers duplex ability, thereby
> > > doubling the use of paper.
> >
> > The second claim cannot be countered; the first claim is completely
> > baseless.
>
> Then give us a configuration utility that works when I tell geany to
> print something. I have 3 different configs for that printer, one for
> single sided photo on glossy paper from tray 1, one for duplex on copy
> paper from tray 2, and one for hand fed 11x17 paper. Yes, this
> MFC-J6920-DW is a bigger than your average bear printer. And after 3
> years of living with it I do know how to run it.
>
> > > Second, it spits out the single sided job it does print, face up so
> > > the stack requires a hand sort to put page 1 on top of the stack.
> > > Sheesh.
> >
> > It, and the printing system, is probably doing what it is being told
> > to do.
> >
> > > Surely the printer folks can do better than that. So its gone.
> > > Nuked. Removed. Deleted.
> >
> > For the benefit of -user readers who might stick with this thread,
> > note that the installation of cups-tea4cups is the choice of a user.
>
> Yes it is, the usage blurb sounded good as I read it in synaptic, but
> thats not the results I obtained.
>
> > On being installed it does nothing and requires configuration. We do
> > not have a glimmer of what it is being used for and what was put in
> > tea4cups.conf.
> >
> > A ranting and raving approach to life could get you dinner with the
> > UK's Queen, but it doesn't work here and tea and buns are not on
> > offer.
>
> Your choice. I can't afford the tickets to get there anyway. If it has
> to be configured before use, where is the help to guide one to do it
> correctly? I didn't really search for it, but it wasn't obvious either.
Help? Didn't look for it? That says it all. Try a search engine or the
wiki.
--
Brian.
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