On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 08:45:14AM +0000, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 08:01:10AM -0500, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Again an obvious point that can't be overlooked. You can't use the > > straight CUPS interface to configure printers if you don't have > > printer drivers available. system-config-printer has legacy drivers > > left over from its older incarnations so that program succeeds in > > configuring the Canon BJ-200. > > No, this isn't really fair. They are not "legacy drivers" -- these > come from foomatic's database. > > The thing that system-config-printer provides that the CUPS web > interface is foomatic integration, and this allows automatic (i.e. no > user intervention) set-up of locally-connection printers for local > use. > > I have been saying for quite a while now that system-config-printer > needs re-writing so that it configures CUPS in a way that > inter-operates with CUPS' own web interface. Someone needs to do some > designing. > > Tim. > */ I agree with what you say above completely. I even agree that foomatic is a better word than legacy. What you are suggested would eliminate the frustration I feel that led to the rant. -- ======================================================================= "Old age and treachery will beat youth and skill every time." -- a coffee cup ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
