Re: CUPS : How to create

[email protected] (Guillaume Vauvert) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:28:40 +0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups gmane.linux.printing.general
Organization http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thank you, now I know that what I was looking for is called "printer instance".

OK, with lpoptions, it is very easy.
But instances cannot be configured trough the web interface
(http://localhost:631), right ?

In article <[email protected]>, Till Kamppeter <[email protected]>
writes:
> 
> 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