Re: [Evolution] printer configuration

["Anthony E. Greene" <agreene pobox com>]

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On 28-Jun-2002/07:27 -0400, "Anthony E. Greene" <agreene pobox com> wrote:
> On 27-Jun-2002/21:51 +0930, Not Zed <notzed ximian com> wrote:
> [about specifying printers in Evo]
> > Not really.  Its more of a Unix issue.  Unix provides little in the way
> > of services of specifying printers and printer options.  Most other unix
> > applications, such as mozilla/netscape work in a similar fashion, as any
> > unix could be using any command to print using any syntax to specify the
> > printer.
>
> What about parsing the printer names from /etc/printcap?

Uhh, I just re-read what you wrote about varying commands and syntax. I
think 'lp' would work on just about every *nix. On Linux, lp is a symlink
to lpr. But the varying syntax for specifying printers is a showstopper.

Tony
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