Two instances of the same printer?

[David Ryder]

On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 15:48 +1100, Andre Mangan wrote:
> 
> 
> 2008/10/28 David Ryder <davaweb at bigpond.net.au>
>         Hi,
>         Does anybody know, if it is possible, how I can set up two
>         instances of the same printer in Hardy? It is a Canon LBP3000
>         installed using the technique and script  here .
>         I have tried System>Printing>Copy Printer but the 'new'
>         printer does not do anything. I want to set it up so that it
>         always has the settings I use for envelopes, to make life
>         easier.
>         
> 
> 
> The way I would do this is to install the gnome cups manager: sudo
> apt-get install gnome-cups-manager
> 
> Then "Add a new printer" with the preferences that you want.  Whenever
> you want to print something with that printer, give it "default"
> status.
> 
> The printer configuration screen that I think you are using also lets
> you add printers as well as set the default.  The key lies in setting
> the default. 
> 
> 
> 
> Andre
> 
Thanks Andre - I tried making the 'envelope' instance of the printer the
default but whilst the status monitor showed 'printing' nothing in fact
happened. Revert to the original and set as default and it printed OK.
Given the unusual method of installing the Canon, I have not installed
gnome-cups-manager as I do not want to risk destabilising anything. Have
you, or anyone, got an opinion on that?

Printing envelopes is darned awkward with Writer (don't know about other
apps). My printer wants envelopes in Windows (Writer) from the tray
centre face up but there is no way in Ubuntu I can do it other than
reverse 270 landscape fed in full width - which, using DL envelopes is a
very tight and not perfect fit.
 
Any help greatly appreciated. Andre - what will 
gnome-cups-manager do / change? I have 3 printers connected without it -
two Epsons and the Canon are installed and I do use CUPS.

David