Cindy,
Cynthia Eastham wrote:
> Paul Cunningham wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>> lpadmin Modifications
>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>> The ability to specified a label, as well as to copy a file in the PPD
>>>>> file repository and update the ppdcache file will be added to lpadmin.
>>>>>
>>>>> A new command line option, -y, will be added to lpadmin to
>>>>> allow the
>>>>> user to specify a label name to associate the PPD file with. The
>>>>> same rules that apply for the ppdmgr -l option apply for the
>>>>> lpadmin -y option.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> if '-y' is not given does it go into label 'user'?
>>>>
>>>> What if the user does not want to add the ppd file into the
>>>> repository (eg. it's a very special unique bodged ppd for a unique
>>>> print q), can they still do that?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, the default is 'user'.
>>>
>>> If the ppd file is not copied into the repository, then we cannot
>>> reliably access that ppd file's information. I think this is exactly
>>> why label are so good... it allows a user to specify a unique label
>>> to store there special unique bodged ppd for a unique print queue in
>>> their own special place by specifying a new label. Maybe I'm missing
>>> what you are trying to say.
>>
>>
>>
>> So I think you are saying that if 'lpadmin -n my.ppd' is used it will
>> always be put into the ppd file repository. What I was trying to get
>> at is, what if the admin user doesn't want it to go into the
>> repository because its just a tryout file (wants it kept private from
>> other admins; once its in the repository any other admin could try to
>> use it), can he/she still do that? I think the answer is no; and my
>> personal preference would be, only to be able to make them public via
>> ppdmgr.
>
>
> Do you mean you don't want it in the repository, or you just don't want
> it in the printmgr?
I meant, not in either of them, eg.
if you don't want the ppd seen, one would do just ...
# lpadmin -n mypath/mytest.ppd -p mytestprintq .....
but if you want the ppd in the repository and usable by printmgr, one
would do ...
# ppdmgr -a mypath/mygood.ppd ...
# lpadmin -n mygood.ppd -p mygoodprintq .....
> If you don't want it in the repository, then it
> means adding yet another option to lpadmin, if we want to offer the
> ability to do either.
No! not another lpadmin option :-)
> Originally, this is how the idea of labeling came
> about... so that someone could add a PPD file under a label, say
> "testing", which people knew not to use.
Yes that works but it doesn't stop another printmgr user selecting it.
Anyway, what every you think is best, from a usability point of view, is
okay with me :-)
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Paul
