Changeset 1402

Timestamp:

03/15/04 14:35:20 (21 years ago)

Author:

jalet

Message:

Documentation

Files:

• pykota/trunk/README (modified) (7 diffs)

pykota/trunk/README

@@ -146 +146 @@
           
         - Completely internationalized. Actually supports the  
-          English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish 
-          languages. More to come.
+          English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Brasilian, Swedish 
+          and Italian languages. More to come.
 
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@@ -166 +166 @@
     With LPRng, this is done just before the beginning of a job, and used 
     this to modify the *preceding* user's quota. So you're always late 
-    of one print job, but this is generally ok, especially because a 
-    check is also done to see if the current user is allowed or not to 
-    print. 
+    of one print job, but this is generally ok.
     
   - The 'external' method consists in delegating the computation of the
@@ -177 +175 @@
     
   - The 'stupid' method consists in counting the 'showpage' PostSript  
-    statements in the job. THIS IS UNRELIABLE, but can serve as an
-    example if you plan to write your own accounting method for
-    integration into PyKota. It basically works like the 'external'
-    method, but does the computation internally.
+    statements in the job. THIS IS UNRELIABLE, SO DON'T USE IT, but 
+    can serve as an example if you plan to write your own accounting 
+    method for integration into PyKota. It basically works like the 
+    'external' method, but does the computation internally and in
+    a non-reliable way.
   
 PyKota is known to work fine with HP Laserjet 2100 and 2200, and 
 Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS, both with CUPS and LPRng, under 
-Debian GNU/Linux (Sarge and Sid) operating systems.
-
-I'm interested in receiving success or failure reports with other
-brands or models of printers, as well as with other operating 
-systems.
+Debian GNU/Linux (Sarge and Sid) operating systems. It should work
+fine with most network printers.
 
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@@ -244 +240 @@
   the Print Server. The PostgreSQL client libraries' version must 
   match the PostgreSQL version used on the Quota Storage Server. 
+  BEWARE : under Debian Sarge, as of March 15th 2004, there's a
+  problem with python2.2-pygresql and python-2.3-pygresql, so please
+  install python2.1-pygresql and use Python 2.1 to install and run
+  PyKota. This is not a bug in PyKota, and this should be fixed
+  by Debian in a few days I hope.
   
 or  
@@ -335 +336 @@
         Now double check /etc/pykota/pykota.conf 
         This file should contain a section named after the
-        printer you've just added.
+        printer you've just added, unless you have set
+        all options globally.
         
         That's all.
@@ -397 +399 @@
     will tell you how to create, manage or delete printers and
     printers groups.
+    
+    $ pkprinters --add --charge 0.05 hp2100
+    
+    would add the printer named hp2100 with a price per page
+    of 0.05 unit.
+
+Now set quotas for users on this printer :     
 
     $ edpykota --add -P hp2100 -S 40 -H 50 user1 ... userN
@@ -447 +456 @@
 printquota.cgi provided in the cgi-bin/ subdirectory. You can 
 also use the CSS stylesheet present in the stylesheets/ subdirectory
-and put it at your web server's DocumentRoot.
+and put it at your web server's DocumentRoot, to benefit from a nicer 
+look, especially quota violations will appear in different colors.
 
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