[TriLUG] RedHat 9 and cups

[William Sutton]

I'm trying to figure out why not everyone has an HP JetDirect 
LaserJet...simple to set up with CUPS, manages its own print queue, 
professional quality printing, and only the cost of 4-5 car payments :)

William

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Mike M wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 09:44:49AM -0400, Joseph Tate wrote:
> > <snip> but it can't be that
> > bad!
> 
> Heh. It can.  Getting the dang printer to work at all is the
> first problem.  Then you get to figure out why OpenOffice
> won't print or why the the last line of every page is
> clipped off or why the quality of print from the browser is
> poor.
> 
> As for using CUPS browser configurator, be prepared to 
> know all the incantations it asks for.
> 
> The GUIs just hide the fact that you are using lp or lpr and 
> delay you from learning about those tools first.
> 
> To me, printing is in the same class as X.  It's complex and not
> well documented.  It's too large to use the force and read the source.
> You have to know detailed specifics of your equipment, your
> network, workgroups, permissions, etc.  Getting the right driver
> installed is important.  Sometimes you have to choose from multiple
> drivers for the same printer.  
> 
> Then there is the quality issue. For my Epson Color 850, the prints
> from Linux apps are not as good as prints from Windows apps.
> 
> Printing on Linux works but it takes time and effort - sometimes
> a lot.  You might be dissappointed with some of the results when you
> are through.
> 
> What works for me on the rare occasions that I need to print is
> booting up a Windows session and print from there.  Good ole Samba
> lets me get networked files and Firefox for Windows takes care of
> printing from the Web.
> 
> One day I should load up a new KDE and see if the printing 
> situation has improved.  I've got a fresh Sid on a laptop
> that would work just fine for that test.
>