Re: CUPS : How to create "virtual printers" ?

Till Kamppeter <[email protected]> Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:53:03 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.printing.general
Organization LinuxPrinting.org
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Look for printer instances in the CUPS documentation, especially run
"man lpoptions" or look in the web based documentation

http://www.cups.org/doc-1.1/sum.html#5_7
http://localhost:631/sum.html#5_7

This documentation is from CUPS 1.1.x, but the same methods can be used
in CUPS 1.2.x.

   Till


Guillaume Vauvert wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have only one printer, but I want to provide several virtual printers : one
> in draft mode, one for text and graphic, and one for high quality.
> 
> I remember that it was possible to do this in /etc/printcap. But, is it
> possible using the web interface of CUPS ? When I try to install a new driver
> that share the same usb device (of course, because it is the same printer !), I
> can no more chose the usb device.
> 
> I don't know where to search. Could you help me ?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Guillaume