Re: Tip: default printer

Stephen Morris <samorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:58:11 +1100



    On 8/11/23 09:02, George N. White III wrote:

    
        On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 5:54 PM Stephen Morris
          <samorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          wrote:
        
          One
            thing that is interesting, if I use KDE's system settings to
            add a 

            printer, and I select the Epson ET3700 Series network
            printer entry 

            which uses IPP Anywhere, when I'm prompted for the driver I
            get offered 

            two Epson categories (Epson and EPSON), the second category
            has the 

            driverless driver and the first category has all the cups
            supplied 

            drivers, of which there isn't one for the printer I have.
            I've had the 

            printer for several years, but I guess it is still too new
            for cups to 

            support.

          
          https://openprinting.github.io/cups/
            Says:
          

          OpenPrinting CUPS

            
            The current standards-based, open source printing system
            developed by OpenPrinting for Linux® and other Unix®-like
            operating systems. CUPS uses IPP Everywhere™ to support
            printing to local and network printers.
          

          I doubt anyone will be working on legacy CUPS drivers for
            printers that support IPP/AirPrint/<other verndors' IPP
            implemenations>. 

          
    Hi George,

        I was pointing this out because I don't use the IPP Anywhere
    interface, and cups has never supplied drivers for my printer, I've
    had to always the Epson supplied driver to enable printing in Linux.
    This was just an observation with, when adding a printer, cups shows
    me two entries under the "Discovered Network Printer" section, one
    for IPP Anywhere and one for the "Driverless" option, where the IPP
    Anywhere shows two separate driver definitions for cups drivers and
    the driverless option, whereas the "Driverless" selection displays
    all drivers in the one list with the driverless driver listed first
    and all the cups drivers then listed in alphabetical order.

    
    regards,

    Steve

    
        -- 

        
            George N. White III

              
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