CUPS: why can `Media Source' be `CD or DVD tray'?
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From: Merciadri Luca on 4 Jul 2010 03:40 Hi, For a printer, why can `Media Source' be `CD or DVD tray'? If I understand it well, `Media Source' specifies where the paper to print on is. (Or how could the paper be in the CD or DVD tray?) -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. The only stupid question is the one that is not asked. A half truth is a whole lie.
From: Wolodja Wentland on 4 Jul 2010 04:00 On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 09:52 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 22:21 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > For a printer, why can `Media Source' be `CD or DVD tray'? If I > > understand it well, `Media Source' specifies where the paper to print on > > is. (Or how could the paper be in the CD or DVD tray?) > > Where are you seeing this? I checked a CUPS server nearby and was unable > to find such an option (which, admittedly, might be due to an incomplete > search). Yeah, it was due to an incomplete search. (Should have used A* with a good heuristic). Your assumption that "Media Source" specifies the paper source used by default and I am not sure why you are offered "CD/DVD tray". Which printer model are we talking about? Can you provide the PPD you are using? Kind regards Wolodja -- .''`. Wolodja Wentland <wentland(a)cl.uni-heidelberg.de> : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC `- 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC
From: John on 4 Jul 2010 04:00 On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri(a)student.ulg.ac.be> wrote: > Hi, > > For a printer, why can `Media Source' be `CD or DVD tray'? If I > understand it well, `Media Source' specifies where the paper to print on > is. (Or how could the paper be in the CD or DVD tray?) > Some inkjet printers (such as some of the Epson Stylus line) can print on a CD or DVD. Perhaps recent drivers for certain printer models have taken this into account? John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTilZLwPogy1YLB8GzdqiQeZ4MKuDRUY4TTmhZ1Sx(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Merciadri Luca on 4 Jul 2010 19:00 Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 09:52 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > >> On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 22:21 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> >>> For a printer, why can `Media Source' be `CD or DVD tray'? If I >>> understand it well, `Media Source' specifies where the paper to print on >>> is. (Or how could the paper be in the CD or DVD tray?) >>> >> Where are you seeing this? I checked a CUPS server nearby and was unable >> to find such an option (which, admittedly, might be due to an incomplete >> search). >> > > Yeah, it was due to an incomplete search. (Should have used A* with a > good heuristic). Your assumption that "Media Source" specifies the paper > source used by default and I am not sure why you are offered "CD/DVD > tray". Which printer model are we talking about? Can you provide the PPD > you are using? > I'm using an HP OfficeJet Pro L7500. Well, all these options' choices are totally determined by the PPD file, as you exactly pointed it. I don't know where I find the PPD file (but it was tricky to find), but my printer driver is recognized as `HP OfficeJet Pro L7500 Foomatic/hpijs' (and its URI is `hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_L7500?ip=192.168.0.108', notice that this is a LAN printer). I thought I was using HPLIP, as it's specified at http://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-OfficeJet_Pro_L7500, but I'm not sure. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me.
From: Merciadri Luca on 4 Jul 2010 21:30
(Message was apparently not received.) Merciadri Luca wrote: > I was seeing this in System > Administration > Printing > [my_printer's > properties] > Printer Options > Media Source (using GNOME's GUI to CUPS' > web interface). > > Wolodja Wentland wrote: > >> On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 22:21 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> >> >>> For a printer, why can `Media Source' be `CD or DVD tray'? If I >>> understand it well, `Media Source' specifies where the paper to print on >>> is. (Or how could the paper be in the CD or DVD tray?) >>> >>> >> Where are you seeing this? I checked a CUPS server nearby and was unable >> to find such an option (which, admittedly, might be due to an incomplete >> search). >> >> kind regards >> >> Wolodja >> >> > > > Merciadri Luca wrote: > Wolodja Wentland wrote: > >> On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 09:52 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: >> >> >>> On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 22:21 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: >>> >>> >>>> For a printer, why can `Media Source' be `CD or DVD tray'? If I >>>> understand it well, `Media Source' specifies where the paper to print on >>>> is. (Or how could the paper be in the CD or DVD tray?) >>>> >>>> >>> Where are you seeing this? I checked a CUPS server nearby and was unable >>> to find such an option (which, admittedly, might be due to an incomplete >>> search). >>> >>> >> Yeah, it was due to an incomplete search. (Should have used A* with a >> good heuristic). Your assumption that "Media Source" specifies the paper >> source used by default and I am not sure why you are offered "CD/DVD >> tray". Which printer model are we talking about? Can you provide the PPD >> you are using? >> >> > I'm using an HP OfficeJet Pro L7500. Well, all these options' choices > are totally determined by the PPD file, as you exactly pointed it. I > don't know where I find the PPD file (but it was tricky to find), but my > printer driver is recognized as `HP OfficeJet Pro L7500 Foomatic/hpijs' > (and its URI is `hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_L7500?ip=192.168.0.108', notice > that this is a LAN printer). I thought I was using HPLIP, as it's > specified at > http://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-OfficeJet_Pro_L7500, but I'm > not sure. > > -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. |