I'm trying to figure out why not everyone has an HP JetDirect LaserJet...simple to set up with CUPS, manages its own print queue, professional quality printing, and only the cost of 4-5 car payments :)
William On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Mike M wrote: > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 09:44:49AM -0400, Joseph Tate wrote: > > <snip> but it can't be that > > bad! > > Heh. It can. Getting the dang printer to work at all is the > first problem. Then you get to figure out why OpenOffice > won't print or why the the last line of every page is > clipped off or why the quality of print from the browser is > poor. > > As for using CUPS browser configurator, be prepared to > know all the incantations it asks for. > > The GUIs just hide the fact that you are using lp or lpr and > delay you from learning about those tools first. > > To me, printing is in the same class as X. It's complex and not > well documented. It's too large to use the force and read the source. > You have to know detailed specifics of your equipment, your > network, workgroups, permissions, etc. Getting the right driver > installed is important. Sometimes you have to choose from multiple > drivers for the same printer. > > Then there is the quality issue. For my Epson Color 850, the prints > from Linux apps are not as good as prints from Windows apps. > > Printing on Linux works but it takes time and effort - sometimes > a lot. You might be dissappointed with some of the results when you > are through. > > What works for me on the rare occasions that I need to print is > booting up a Windows session and print from there. Good ole Samba > lets me get networked files and Firefox for Windows takes care of > printing from the Web. > > One day I should load up a new KDE and see if the printing > situation has improved. I've got a fresh Sid on a laptop > that would work just fine for that test. > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
