Changeset 1500 for pykota/trunk/FAQ

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05/25/04 11:49:53 (20 years ago)
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jalet
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The old pykota filter has been removed. LPRng support disabled for now.

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    r1441 r1500  
    6363  * How can I use my 'dumb printer' with CUPS and PyKota.   
    6464   
    65     The solution is to plug the pykota filter into the 
    66     filtering chain when the print job is still in  
    67     PostScript format, before being converted to the 
    68     dumb printer's native format. You can't use the 
    69     cupspykota CUPS backend with 'dumb printers'. 
     65    You have to use a software accounter directive, and  
     66    create a script which understands your printer's 
     67    Page Description Language. 
    7068     
    71     Here's how to do : 
    72      
    73         - Disable raw mode by modifying *.convs and 
    74           *.types files in /etc/cups, then restart 
    75           CUPS. 
    76            
    77         - If you print from Windows through Samba,  
    78           don't put '-o raw' in the print command  
    79           definition in smb.conf 
    80            
    81         - Under Windows, use a PostScript driver   
    82           set to maximum compatibility mode. 
    83            
    84         - Modify *.convs and *.types files to   
    85           insert the pykota filter into the 
    86           filtering chain, as described 
    87           here (url should be on a single line) : 
    88            
    89           http://cgi.librelogiciel.com/pipermail/  ... 
    90              ... pykota/attachments/20030721/753239b5/attachment.eml 
    91            
    92           and restart CUPS. 
     69    PyKota natively understands PostScript and PCL5, 
     70    but PCL6 support is in the works, and more PDLs 
     71    will be added in the future. However you can always 
     72    plug your own PDL analyzer in PyKota. 
    9373           
    9474  * I've got a great number of users. How can I automatically 
    … …  
    11999    With these two files the problem can usually be diagnosed within 
    120100    minutes. Send them to the mailing list and wait for an answer. 
    121      
    122   * Some, not all, print jobs are never accounted for, why ? 
    123    
    124     From version 1.16alpha7, you can now use the cupspykota 
    125     CUPS backend, which ensures that all print jobs will be 
    126     accounted for. The use of the old pykota filter is deprecated 
    127     with CUPS. It remains the filter of choice for LPRng though, 
    128     or when you absolutely need to support a 'dumb printer' (see 
    129     definition above). 
    130      
    131   * When printing from Windows, the jobs are never accounted for, 
    132     but from *nix they are. Could you explain the reason for this ? 
    133      
    134     First refer to the point above. If this doesn't solve your 
    135     problem, try to set your print driver to PostScript mode 
    136     and check the "maximum compatibility" box in its configuration, 
    137     instead of "maximum speed". Often HP printers come with both 
    138     a PCL and a PostScript driver under Windows. Don't install the  
    139     PCL one. 
    140101     
    141102  * How can I share print quota between some printers only (not all) ?    
    … …  
    188149       
    189150    For current printer and all the printers groups it is  
    190     a member of, if any. 
     151    a member of, if any, recursively. 
    191152    This may be difficult to grasp, but offers unprecedented 
    192153    flexibility.