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

If you use XPP, click the "Instances" button to create virtual printers.
Then click "Options" for each virtual printer, modify the settings and
save them.

   Till


Till Kamppeter wrote:
> 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