Eldee Stephens wrote:
> ghee, et al,
>
> with the fast approaching switch-over to CUPS as the default printing system
> in opensolaris, what is presto's future? one of the delights of working with
> opensolaris -- at least in desktop usage -- has been the zero-effort
> configuration of nearby network printers. when going from place to place,
> within seconds, i have new printers all configured for my use. and the
> integration with lp is wonderful. it never fails to impress folks familiar
> with linux or windows environments. "you mean, your development system can
> do that, too?!"
>
> system-config-printer is nice and all, but it doesn't compare with the presto
> print manager as far as usability is concerned. not to mention my
> auto-magically self-configuring printers will go away.
>
USB attached printers will still auto-configure, but the network
attached printers won't with CUPS/system-config-printer/hal-cups-utils.
It could be made to do the same for network attached printers.
Actually, all of the pieces are there. It's just a matter of picking
the right pieces and applying the right glue. You should probably file
a bug.
> please tell me there is a future for presto after the Great Switchover coming
> in SNV130! will presto be extended to use CUPS, or will we have to
> 'print-service -s lp' after opensolaris 2010.03 comes out? ;)
>
You'll have to
# pkg install SUNWps SUNWfoomatic-rip SUNW...
# print-service -s lp
to get back to LP with the attendant filter and printer support (When
I'm juggling a few less balls, I will send a list of the packages that
are needed if someone else hasn't by then.).
-Norm
