On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 01:50:15PM -0500, Thomas Dodd wrote: > > > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > Could someone tell me why people are still using redhat-config-printer to > > configure CUPS pronters instead of the web interface described in the > > documentation? > > 1) redhat-config-printers or printconf has a text interface available. > 2) it's the defaut config program for printers on Red Hat Linux machine. > 3) the Red Hat initscripts can overwrite several files in /etc/cups/ > when cups is started. Not sure what causes printconf-backend to rewrite > the files (other than --force-rebuild) but it can happen. > 4) printconf looks prettier. > > -Thomas Well I will admit the CUPS text interface is lame but printconf is certainly not prettier nor as powerfull as the interface you get by usaing your browser to access: http:/localhost:631/admin It can set up classes of printers and manage the printers at a much higher level in many ways than redhat-config-printer. Try it and see what you think. -- ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University 715 Stadium Dr. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
