Re: Some 2.6 thinking

[James Henstridge <james daa com au>]

On 14/04/2004 2:22 AM, Enrico Weigelt wrote:

> lpr ?
>
> For those platforms missing the lpr command, it should be an easy
> task to write one.
>  
Are you trying to be obstructionist? Simply running lpr only really 
works if you want to print to the default printer using the default 
print attributes (and isn't really an option on win32).  On modern unix 
systems we should be able to do a lot better.

If all I can rely on is lpr, how do I get a list of all the printers the 
user can print to?  What options are available for each printer? 
(different paper sizes, input trays, output bins, duplexing options, 
stapling, copies, collation, colour, etc).  How do I set the various 
printer options when sending a print job?

The papi API Jody posted (which looks quite closely related to the IPP 
printing model) might be the answer.

James.

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