[sugar] 9.1 Proposal: Printing support
pgf at laptop.org
pgf at laptop.org
Tue Oct 21 08:57:44 EDT 2008
c. scott ananian wrote:
> On 10/21/08, Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 9:24 AM, C. Scott Ananian <cscott at laptop.org> wrote:
> > > *But*, we should be able to:
> > > * Print postscript (or pdf, or whatever, just pick *one*) to
> > > school server via CUP (IPP?), and install a "decent selection" of
> > > printer drivers on the school server. Control panel for 'default
> > > printer name', fixed to 'XS' by default.
> >
> > Ok - adding the XS side of this is something we can do in the 9.1 lifecycle.
> >
> > As I mentioned in my other email, the mechanical part of getting
> > printing done is not the most interesting part of the job. It's the
>
> I think we're on the same page here. For 9.1, what's the *least* work
> we can do to get *something* done on the printing front? Once the
> basics are out there, hopefully we'll have community motivated to take
> it "the rest of the way", whatever that is. From the comments here,
> it seems like the no-discovery no-server CUPS client library could
> work with a fixed server name (or control panel with IP address box to
> fill in), and we can take it from there gradually. If anyone wants to
can's mdns/avahi help with discovery? it'd be a shame to have to
manually configure a server address or name.
paul
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paul fox, pgf at laptop.org
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