Hi, On 8/26/05, J.Bakshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I use icewm window manager. I have tried to implement CUPS and faced a > horrible situation. I am giving the details here . > > 1) I have installed cupsys-deamon. then set it using http//:localhost:631 > and select a driver for epson stylus20sx > > 2) a print out from abiword gives huge ascii information regarding page size, > font style etc etc (why ??) > > 3) I have removed lpr and installed cupsys-bsd, cupsys-client > > 4) printout from abiword repeated step (2) > > all the above experiments took a HUGE time. > > 5) finally I have used printer setup of KDE. after setting EPSON --> stylus > 20sx it asks for *foomatic* packages. like foomatic-db, foomatic-printer, > foomatic+gimp etc. > As far as i understand, footamic is the database backend for storing printer information. Gimp-print is the printer driver that works in combination. For more: www.linuxprinting.org http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/
> 6) after installing all these KDE printer setup successfully set the printer > and a print out from abiword gave a perfect result. > > now I have some questions to ask > > 1) what is foomatic and how can I use this in cups setup ( > http//:localhost:631 ) ? Absolutely. That's the way i setup and control i my usb printer. For fedora though, it has an additonal gui. > 2) is it not possible to get the perfect result without foomatic ( using some > other package) You can do without foomatic. The latest cups releases has enough bells and whistles for doing that. > or how could I solve the problem if I don't go for KDE printer setup ?? You can do without kde. That's the way i set it up for my two computers. Now applicationwise, you might need some additional setup of course depending on the application. I observed firefox,openoffice they did recognize the web-browser based cups setup by default. For gimp, once i have to setup my printer name and saved it from the print menu. -siddhartha > > > > > -- > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
