On which level will CUPS be integrated ? Between the customer application and the printer directly or through PAPI ? Why should we add cups support on GTK, mozilla products or staroffice if we send the printers through PAPI ?
An another question. What is the actual status of capability support from the printing project ? On my point of view, this is certainly most important that CUPS integration. Should we not create before a solution that work with 90% of all applications before to integrate any other print service ? Actually only Acrobat Reader use CUPS to obtain the capability information. If i look the different customer request on my side, the most important is to unify the print dialog box and in same time add the capability support like duplex, multi-tray and black/white switch support. :-) Pascal Norm Jacobs a ?crit : > We are looking at integrating CUPS into Solaris as a choice for > printing. This really means CUPS, new attendant add-on packages, and > enabling CUPS support in some existing packages that we ship. > > 1. We will ship packaging for both LP and CUPS. > 2. You will be able to install LP, CUPS, or both. > 3. You will be able to run either one, but not both simultaneously. > (It's technically possible to do so, but we believe that it has a > very limited use and just makes things more confusing. ) > 4. There will be a tool (cli) that allows you to switch between LP > and CUPS. > (It will migrate basic queue configuration between print services.) > > The intention is not to have people moving back and forth at a whim. > The intention is to allow you to select a print service and use it. > > We have identified the following packages to include, modify, and/or update > > Package Version (or later) > CUPS 1.3.4 new > pyCups 0.99 new > CUPS ddk 1.2.3 new > Gutenprint 5.1.4 upgrade + enable cups support > HPLIP 2.7.10 upgrade + enable cups support > Foomatic 3.0.2 upgrade + enable cups support > GhostScript 8.60 upgrade + enable cupsraster driver > ImageMagick 6.3.4 currently at 6.3.4 > psutils p17 currently at p17 > a2ps 4.13 currently at 4.13 > enscript 1.6.1 new > mpage 2.5.5 new > pnm2ppa 1.1.2 new > xpp 1.5 new > GTK enable cups support > Firefox/T-bird enable cups support > StarOffice enable cups support > Samba enable cups support > > There are lots of things to work out here, but we thought that we would > try to engage people early to get your input, assistance and expertise. > If you have any suggestions on things that you would like to see > integrated in this space, features that you would like to see enabled, > and/or any constructive comments, please feel free to do so. > > -Norm > > PS. > As we move forward here, we intend on discussing all of the changes on > this forum. I will follow this up with a strawman proposal for a print > service selection facility and the basic layout of cups configuration, > services, and packaging for Solaris. > _______________________________________________ > printing-discuss mailing list > printing-discuss at opensolaris.org >
