Re: How to diagnose "Printer may not be connected?"

[Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Michael Welsh Duggan <md5i md5i com> wrote:
> Every time I attempt to print to my home printer, I get a "Printer may
> not be connected" message that pops up at the bottom of the monitor.
> And then, it prints.  This happens every time I print, even if I print
> things in close succession.
>
> So, I am curious where these messages originate, and if anyone might
> have some clues on how I could resolve this irritating, albeit minor,
> problem.

The notification is originating from the print-notification plugin in
gnome-settings-daemon. It sounds like it may have some difficulty
getting information about the printer from cups.